Staincliffe and Batley Carr railway station

Staincliffe and Batley Carr
Site of the station (1961)
General information
Location	Staincliffe Batley Carr, West Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53°42′08″N1°37′39″W / 53.7022°N 1.6276°W / 53.7022; -1.6276
Grid reference	SE246229
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
1 November 1878 (1878-11-01)	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed as a wartime economy measure
5 May 1919	Reopened
7 April 1952 (1952-04-07)	Closed
Location

Staincliffe and Batley Carr railway station served the hamlet of Staincliffe and the district of Batley Carr in West Yorkshire, England from 1878 to 1952 on the Huddersfield Line.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1878 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed as a wartime economy measure on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 5 May 1919, only to close again on 7 April 1952. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. M. E. Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 376
2. "Staincliffe & Batley Carr railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Batley		London and North Western Railway Huddersfield Line		Dewsbury