Carlinghow railway station

Carlinghow
General information
Location	Carlinghow, West Riding of Yorkshire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 April 1872 (1872-04-01)	Opened
15 April 1917 (1917-04-15)	Closed
Location

Carlinghow railway station served the district of Carlinghow, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1872 to 1917 on the Birstall Branch line.

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1872 by the London and North Western Railway. ^[1] It closed as a wartime economy measure on 15 April 1917. Like Birstall, it erroneously showed as 'service suspended' in Bradshaw. ^[2]

References

1. "Birstall Goods". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 114. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Birstall Line and station closed		Birstall Branch line London and North Western Railway		Batley

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