Skelmanthorpe railway station

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Skelmanthorpe
Station on heritage railway
Skelmanthorpe station 2018.jpg
Skelmanthorpe Station. The bridge carries Station Road over the Whistlestop Valley.
General information
Location Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees
England
Coordinates 53°35′42″N1°39′14″W / 53.59507°N 1.65397°W / 53.59507; -1.65397
Grid reference SE230110
Operated by Whistlestop Valley
Platforms1
History
Original company Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping London & North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1879opened
24 January 1983closed
26 December 1992reopened

Skelmanthorpe railway station is a station in West Yorkshire, England, that was previously part of the national rail network, and is now a station on the minimum-gauge Whistlestop Valley.

History

The station was opened in 1879 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was on the company's 3+12-mile (5.6 km) branch line to Clayton West, which junctioned with the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway between Shepley and Denby Dale stations.

References

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Shelley   Whistlestop Valley   Cuckoos Nest
Disused railways
Shepley   Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Clayton West branch line
  Clayton West