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dewsbury+market+place+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

53°41′25″N 1°37′39″W / 53.6903°N 1.6274°W / 53.6903; -1.6274
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Dewsbury Market Place
General information
Location Dewsbury, Kirklees
England
Coordinates 53°41′25″N 1°37′39″W / 53.6903°N 1.6274°W / 53.6903; -1.6274
Grid reference SE247216
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 April 1867 (1867-04-01)Opened as Dewsbury
2 June 1924Name changed to Dewsbury Market Place
1 December 1930Closed to passengers
1961 (1961)Closed completely

Dewsbury railway station served the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England from 1867 to 1961 on the Dewsbury Branch Railway.

History

The station opened as Dewsbury on 1 April 1867 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The station's name was changed to Dewsbury Market Place on 2 June 1924. It closed to passengers on 1 December 1930 [1] and to goods traffic in 1961. The station is now demolished. [2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 145. OCLC  931112387.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Dewsbury Market Place Station (501452)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 December 2019.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Dewsbury branch line
  Thornhill
Line and station closed



dewsbury+market+place+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

53°41′25″N 1°37′39″W / 53.6903°N 1.6274°W / 53.6903; -1.6274
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dewsbury Market Place
General information
Location Dewsbury, Kirklees
England
Coordinates 53°41′25″N 1°37′39″W / 53.6903°N 1.6274°W / 53.6903; -1.6274
Grid reference SE247216
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 April 1867 (1867-04-01)Opened as Dewsbury
2 June 1924Name changed to Dewsbury Market Place
1 December 1930Closed to passengers
1961 (1961)Closed completely

Dewsbury railway station served the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England from 1867 to 1961 on the Dewsbury Branch Railway.

History

The station opened as Dewsbury on 1 April 1867 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The station's name was changed to Dewsbury Market Place on 2 June 1924. It closed to passengers on 1 December 1930 [1] and to goods traffic in 1961. The station is now demolished. [2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 145. OCLC  931112387.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Dewsbury Market Place Station (501452)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 December 2019.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Dewsbury branch line
  Thornhill
Line and station closed



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