Gildersome West railway station
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Gildersome West | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2014 | |
General information | |
Location | Gildersome, West Yorkshire England |
Coordinates | 53°45′03″N 1°37′58″W / 53.7507°N 1.6328°W |
Grid reference | SE243283 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region) |
Key dates | |
20 August 1856 | Opened as Gildersome |
2 March 1951 | Name changed to Gildersome West |
13 June 1955 | Closed to passengers |
1968 | Closed to goods |
Gildersome West railway station served the village of Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England, from 1856 to 1968 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.
History
The station opened as Gildersome on 20 August 1856 by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Gildersome West on 2 March 1951 to avoid confusion with another station of the same name further north. The station closed to passengers on 13 June 1955[1] and closed to goods in 1968.[2]
References
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 194. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Gildersome (West/GN) railway station... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Drighlington and Adwalton Line and station closed |
Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway | Morley Top Line and station closed |
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