Churwell railway station

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Churwell
Churwell railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3772991).jpg
Site of the former station (2013)
General information
Location Churwell, West Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°45′49″N1°34′58″W / 53.7636°N 1.5827°W / 53.7636; -1.5827
Grid reference SE276297
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 September 1848 (1848-09-18)Opened
2 December 1940 (1940-12-02)Closed

Churwell railway station served the village of Churwell, West Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1940 on the Huddersfield line.

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History

The station opened on 18 September 1848 by the London and North Western Railway. The station was situated on the embankment southeast of the railway bridge across Elland Road. [1] H. H. Asquith and Sir Charles Scarth, the Mayor of Morley, both met at the station on 16 October 1895 and they both rode up Churwell Hill for the official ceremony of Morley Town Hall. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 December 1940. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Yorkshire CCXVIII.SW (includes: Leeds.) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 1932.
  2. "Churwell railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds". Leodis. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "List of West Yorkshire passenger stations". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cottingley   London and North Western Railway
Huddersfield line
  Morley