Holmfirth railway station
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Holmfirth | |
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General information | |
Location | Holmfirth, Kirklees England |
Coordinates | 53°34′25″N 1°46′58″W / 53.5735°N 1.7828°W |
Grid reference | SE145085 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1850 | opened |
2 November 1959 | closed (passengers)[1] |
3 May 1965 | closed |
Holmfirth railway station is a former railway station that served the town of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, England.
History
The branch line to Holmfirth was built at the same time as the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway line from Huddersfield to Penistone, incorporated by act of Parliament in 1845.[2] The engineering works were to the same double line standard as the main line, in anticipation of a widespread industrialisation that never materialised.
Route
The Holmfirth Branch Line ran for 1.75 miles, leaving the main line south of Brockholes. It curved south through Thongsbridge before ending in a single platform terminus (with a turntable) at Holmfirth.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | L&YR Holmfirth Branch |
Thongsbridge |
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 230. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ 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.
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