Bradford Adolphus Street railway station
Bradford Adolphus Street | |
|---|---|
 Footpath on the old access ramp (2011). Station wall to the right | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bradford, City of Bradford England |
| Coordinates | 53°47′19″N 1°44′42″W / 53.78855°N 1.74497°W |
| Grid reference | SE168325 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused, demolished |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1854 | opened |
| 7 January 1867 | closed to passengers |
| 1 May 1972 | closed for freight |
Bradford Adolphus Street railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[1]
History
[edit]When the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway (later absorbed by the Great Northern) arrived in Bradford they initially built a terminus at Adolphus Street. It was poorly situated, and so a branch line was built from east of the terminus that looped south and joined the existing Lancashire and Yorkshire line at Mill Lane junction. That allowed LB & HJ services to enter Bradford Exchange station.[2]
The station was closed to passengers in 1867 but remained in use for parcels and freight traffic until 1972. The station was later demolished. Only an access ramp and parts of the side wall along Dryden Street remain, as well as parts of the coal depot.[3]
Bradford St James's Market now occupies the greater part of the station site while the new alignment of Wakefield Road runs across the site of the former train shed.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Great Northern Leeds-Bradford lines |
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References
[edit]- ^ Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bradford Adolphus Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Bradford Adolphus Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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