Drighlington and Adwalton railway station
Drighlington and Adwalton | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Site of the station in 1969 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Drighlington, City of Leeds England |
| Coordinates | 53°44′53″N 1°39′52″W / 53.7481°N 1.6645°W |
| Grid reference | SE222280 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 20 August 1856 | Opened as Drighlington |
| 12 June 1961 | Name changed to Drighlington and Adwalton |
| 1 January 1962 | Closed |
Drighlington and Adwalton railway station served the village of Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England from 1856 to 1962 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. The A650 Drighlington Bypass now runs through the site of the station.
History
[edit]The station opened as Drighlington on 20 August 1856 by the Great Northern Railway. Its name was changed to Drighlington and Adwalton on 12 June 1961. It closed to both passenger and goods traffic on 1 January 1962.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 150. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Drighlington & Adwalton railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Birkenshaw and Tong Line and station closed |
Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway | Gildersome West Line and station closed |
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