Howden Clough railway station

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Howden Clough
General information
LocationHowden Clough, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
1 November 1866 (1866-11-01)Opened
1 December 1952 (1952-12-01)Closed

Howden Clough railway station served Howden Clough, an area to the east of Birstall in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1866 to 1952 on the Batley to Adwalton Junction Line.

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History

The station was opened on 1 November 1866 by the Great Northern Railway. It was known as Howden Clough for Birstall in the LNER timetable in 1933, in the handbook of stations in 1938 and in Bradshaw until the station's closure. It closed on 1 December 1952. [1] The nearby viaduct was demolished in 1972. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 234. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Adwalton Wakefield". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Upper Batley
Line and station closed
  Great Northern Railway
Batley to Adwalton Junction Line
 Terminus

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