Elslack railway station

Elslack
Site of the former station (1996)
General information
Location	Elslack, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53°56′32″N2°06′45″W / 53.9422°N 2.1126°W / 53.9422; -2.1126
Grid reference	SD927495
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 November 1848	Opened
3 March 1952	Closed to passengers
Location

Elslack railway station once served the small village of Elslack in North Yorkshire, England. The station was built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway in 1848, between Colne and Skipton. It merged into the Midland Railway in 1851, though some services were operated by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The station was closed on 3 March 1952, followed by the rest of the line on 2 February 1970. ^{[1] [2]}

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Thornton-in-Craven		Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway		Skipton

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 173. OCLC   931112387.
2. Suggitt, Gordon (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. p. 75.

External links

Maps showing Elslack Station

Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945)

NPE Maps

Vision of Britain

Other maps

53°56′32″N2°06′45″W / 53.9422°N 2.1126°W / 53.9422; -2.1126