Clayton West railway station

Clayton West
Station on heritage railway
Clayton West railway station in 1979
General information
Location	Clayton West, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°35′50″N1°36′40″W / 53.597146°N 1.611230°W / 53.597146; -1.611230
Grid reference	SE257112
Operated by	Whistlestop Valley
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London & North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1879	opened
24 January 1983	closed [1]
1991 [2]	reopened
Location

v t e Kirklees South Lines
Legend
To Heckmondwike To Dewsbury and Wakefield To Calderdale Cooper Bridge Bradley Deighton (1982– ) Deighton (1871–1930) Kirkheaton Newtown goods Huddersfield Fenay Bridge and Lepton Longwood and Milnsbridge Lockwood Golcar Kirkburton Netherton Berry Brow Slaithwaite Healey House Meltham Honley Marsden Brockholes To Saddleworth Thongsbridge Stocksmoor Holmfirth Shepley Denby Dale Shelley To Penistone Skelmanthorpe Cuckoos Nest Clayton West

Clayton West railway station is a station that was previously on the national rail network (until 1983) and now forms the eastern terminus of the Whistlestop Valley. It is situated in Clayton West, West Yorkshire, England.

History

The 3+1⁄2-mile (5.6 km) Clayton West branch line to Clayton West from Shepley Junction was authorised by an act of Parliament on 11 June 1866. It was opened on 1 September 1879 and was built to double line standards, as so many of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway branch lines in this area were.

It was closed on 24 January 1983. ^[3]

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 128. OCLC   931112387.
2. "KLR". whistlestopvalley.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
3. Joy, David (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume VIII South and West Yorkshire . David St John Thomas. ISBN   0-946537-11-9.

Further reading

• Avery, Bob (April 1983). "Clayton West: Death of a branch". Rail Enthusiast . EMAP National Publications. p. 51. ISSN   0262-561X. OCLC   49957965.

External links

• Clayton West station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• Kirklees light railway

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Cuckoos Nest		Whistlestop Valley		Terminus
	Disused railways
Skelmanthorpe		Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Clayton West branch line		Terminus