Skelmanthorpe | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
![]() 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 |
Grid reference | SE230110 |
Operated by | Whistlestop Valley |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | London & North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 September 1879 | opened |
24 January 1983 | closed |
26 December 1992 | reopened |
Kirklees South Lines |
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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.
The station was opened in 1879 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was on the company's 3+1⁄2-mile (5.6 km) branch line to Clayton West, which junctioned with the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway between Shepley and Denby Dale stations.
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Shelley | Whistlestop Valley | Cuckoos Nest | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Shepley | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Clayton West branch line | Clayton West |