Collingham Bridge railway station

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Collingham Bridge
Collingham Bridge.jpg
Collingham Bridge station, August 1959
General information
Location Collingham, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates 53°54′40″N1°24′38″W / 53.9112°N 1.4105°W / 53.9112; -1.4105 Coordinates: 53°54′40″N1°24′38″W / 53.9112°N 1.4105°W / 53.9112; -1.4105
Grid reference SE387462
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways (N.E. region)
Key dates
1 May 1876 (1876-05-01)Opened
6 January 1964Closed [1]

Collingham Bridge railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Collingham and Linton in West Yorkshire, England. The station opened on 1 May 1876, and closed on 6 January 1964. [2] The station's coal yard is now a car park for the River Wharfe with the location for the original station much further to the South West, aligning with the current Linton Road.

Contents

Lines

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bardsey
Line closed; station closed
  LNER
Cross Gates to Wetherby Line
  Wetherby
Line closed; station closed
Location of the station (1989) Collingham Bridge station site geograph-3153160-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Location of the station (1989)
Blue plaques for the three station staff killed in the First World War. Collingham Remembers 2017 plaque, Collingham, West Yorkshire (28th December 2018) 012.jpg
Blue plaques for the three station staff killed in the First World War.

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 133. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 66. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.