Birstall | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location |
Birstall,
West Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 September 1852 | Opened |
| 15 April 1917 | Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure |
| 1962 | Closed to goods |
Birstall railway station served the town of Birstall, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1852 to 1962 on the Birstall Branch line.
The station was opened on 13 September 1852 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure on 15 April 1917 but never reopened. Bradshaw showed that the service was suspended instead of closed. It was renamed Birstall Lower after passenger closure. [1] The station remained open for goods traffic until 1962 [2] or 1963. [3]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Birstall Goods". www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Tracing the Great Northern Railway - South Leeds Life". South Leeds Life. August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Birstall Branch line London and North Western Railway |
Carlinghow Line and station closed |
53°43′46″N 1°39′37″W / 53.7295°N 1.6603°W
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- Disused railway stations in Kirklees
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- 1852 establishments in England
- 1963 disestablishments in England
- Birstall, West Yorkshire
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs
Birstall | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location |
Birstall,
West Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 September 1852 | Opened |
| 15 April 1917 | Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure |
| 1962 | Closed to goods |
Birstall railway station served the town of Birstall, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1852 to 1962 on the Birstall Branch line.
The station was opened on 13 September 1852 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure on 15 April 1917 but never reopened. Bradshaw showed that the service was suspended instead of closed. It was renamed Birstall Lower after passenger closure. [1] The station remained open for goods traffic until 1962 [2] or 1963. [3]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Birstall Goods". www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Tracing the Great Northern Railway - South Leeds Life". South Leeds Life. August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Birstall Branch line London and North Western Railway |
Carlinghow Line and station closed |
53°43′46″N 1°39′37″W / 53.7295°N 1.6603°W
|
| This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Disused railway stations in Kirklees
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- 1852 establishments in England
- 1963 disestablishments in England
- Birstall, West Yorkshire
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs