Staincliffe and Batley Carr railway station
Staincliffe and Batley Carr | |
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_Station_site_of_1772328_a4783965.jpg) Site of the station (1961) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Staincliffe Batley Carr, West Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°42′08″N 1°37′39″W / 53.7022°N 1.6276°W |
| 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 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed as a wartime economy measure |
| 5 May 1919 | Reopened |
| 7 April 1952 | Closed |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ M. E. Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 376
- ^ "Staincliffe & Batley Carr railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Batley | London and North Western Railway Huddersfield Line |
Dewsbury | ||