Drighlington and Adwalton railway station

Drighlington and Adwalton
Site of the station in 1969
General information
Location	Drighlington, City of Leeds England
Coordinates	53°44′53″N1°39′52″W / 53.7481°N 1.6645°W / 53.7481; -1.6645
Grid reference	SE222280
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
20 August 1856 (1856-08-20)	Opened as Drighlington
12 June 1961	Name changed to Drighlington and Adwalton
1 January 1962 (1962-01-01)	Closed
Location

Drighlington and Adwalton railway station served the village of Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England from 1856 to 1962 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. The A650 Drighlington Bypass now runs through the site of the station.

History

The station opened as Drighlington on 20 August 1856 by the Great Northern Railway. Its name was changed to Drighlington and Adwalton on 12 June 1961. It closed to both passenger and goods traffic on 1 January 1962. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 150. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Drighlington & Adwalton railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Birkenshaw and Tong Line and station closed		Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway		Gildersome West Line and station closed