Holmfirth railway station

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Holmfirth
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General information
Location Holmfirth, Kirklees
England
Coordinates 53°34′25″N1°46′58″W / 53.5735°N 1.7828°W / 53.5735; -1.7828
Grid reference SE145085
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1850opened
2 November 1959closed (passengers) [1]
3 May 1965closed

Holmfirth railway station is a former railway station that served the town of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, England.

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History

The branch line to Holmfirth was built at the same time as the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway line from Huddersfield to Penistone, incorporated by act of Parliament in 1845. [2] The engineering works were to the same double line standard as the main line, in anticipation of a widespread industrialisation that never materialised. It was planned to continue the line to a junction with the Woodhead Line via a tunnel under Black Hill.

The station was presided over and maintained by a groundskeeper, Cecil Walker, between the years 1850 and 1879, when he retired and maintenance responsibilities were transferred to the council.

Route

The Holmfirth Branch Line ran for 1+34 miles (2.8 km), leaving the main line south of Brockholes. It curved south through Thongsbridge before ending in a single platform terminus (with a turntable) at Holmfirth.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  L&YR
Holmfirth Branch
  Thongsbridge

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 230. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Joy, David (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume VIII South and West Yorkshire . David St John Thomas. ISBN   0-946537-11-9.