Eastwood (L&Y) railway station

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Eastwood
Eastwood (Yorkshire) station site 03.jpg
Site of Eastwood station building, with level crossing to the right
Location Eastwood, Calderdale
United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°43′50″N2°03′01″W / 53.730660°N 2.050380°W / 53.730660; -2.050380 Coordinates: 53°43′50″N2°03′01″W / 53.730660°N 2.050380°W / 53.730660; -2.050380
Grid reference SD967260
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 January 1841Opened
3 December 1951Closed

Eastwood Railway Station served the village of Eastwood in the civil parish of Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. The station opened with the line on New Years Day 1841 and was closed on 3 December 1951 by British Railways. Retaining walls in the cliff above the site, together with a substantial road access ramp, and the remains of adjacent coal drops can still be seen. In addition, the former vehicle-size level crossing has survived in reduced form, as a pedestrian crossing.

The signal box here survived for a further 20+ years until its abolition as part of the Preston area resignalling scheme in 1972. A derailment in the (now removed) goods loop next to the westbound line in October 1986 blocked the route for over a week heavy lifting equipment had to be brought in to recover several overturned coal hopper wagons from the scene, whilst a replacement bus service ran between Todmorden & Hebden Bridge stations. [1]

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References

  1. "Mills, Transport & Industry" Charlestown History Group; Retrieved 19 November 2016
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Todmorden
Line and station open
  L&YR
Caldervale Line
  Hebden Bridge
Line and station open
Stansfield Hall
Line open, station closed
  L&YR
Caldervale Line