Cooper Bridge railway station

Cooper Bridge
Blocked entrance to former railway station, Cooper Bridge Road.
General information
Location	Mirfield, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°41′06″N1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°W / 53.68487; -1.732
Grid reference	SE177209
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1840	Station opens
20 February 1950	Station closes
Location

Cooper Bridge was a railway station built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway to serve the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. ^[1]

History

Opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840 to serve Huddersfield, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, which at that time did not have a station of its own. ^[2]

It is sometimes wrongly claimed that the station was built for and by, the owner of Kirklees Hall the Armytage family, although they were in fact investors in the rival Huddersfield & Manchester Railway. ^[3]

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Anderson, Robert (2000). Huddersfield Dewsbury and Batley (Railway Memories). Bellcode Books. ISBN   1-871233-13-5.
3. "Cooper Bridge Station, Clifton". Huddersfield Exposed.

External links

• Cooper Bridge station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Clifton Road		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Pickle Bridge Line		Mirfield
Brighouse		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Calder Valley line