Skelmanthorpe | |
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| Station on heritage railway | |
 Skelmanthorpe Station. The bridge carries Station Road over the
Whistlestop Valley. | |
| General information | |
| Location |
Skelmanthorpe,
Kirklees England |
| Coordinates | 53°35′42″N 1°39′14″W / 53.59507°N 1.65397°W |
| Grid reference | SE230110 |
| Operated by | Whistlestop Valley |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London & North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1879 | opened |
| 24 January 1983 | closed |
| 26 December 1992 | reopened |
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Skelmanthorpe railway station is a station in West Yorkshire, England, that was previously part of the national rail network, and is now a station on the minimum-gauge Whistlestop Valley.
History
The station was opened in 1879 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was on the company's 3.5 miles (5.6 km) branch line to Clayton West, which junctioned with the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway between Shepley and Denby Dale stations.
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080612172729/http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com/content/home.php
- http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/skelmanthorpe/
| Preceding station |
Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley | Whistlestop Valley | Cuckoos Nest | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Shepley |
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Clayton West branch line |
Clayton West | ||
 | This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Heritage railway stations in Kirklees
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Beeching closures in England
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1983
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992
- Skelmanthorpe
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs
Skelmanthorpe | |
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| Station on heritage railway | |
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Skelmanthorpe Station. The bridge carries Station Road over the
Whistlestop Valley. | |
| General information | |
| Location |
Skelmanthorpe,
Kirklees England |
| Coordinates | 53°35′42″N 1°39′14″W / 53.59507°N 1.65397°W |
| Grid reference | SE230110 |
| Operated by | Whistlestop Valley |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London & North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1879 | opened |
| 24 January 1983 | closed |
| 26 December 1992 | reopened |
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Skelmanthorpe railway station is a station in West Yorkshire, England, that was previously part of the national rail network, and is now a station on the minimum-gauge Whistlestop Valley.
History
The station was opened in 1879 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was on the company's 3.5 miles (5.6 km) branch line to Clayton West, which junctioned with the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway between Shepley and Denby Dale stations.
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080612172729/http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com/content/home.php
- http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/skelmanthorpe/
| Preceding station |
Heritage railways
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley | Whistlestop Valley | Cuckoos Nest | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Shepley |
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Clayton West branch line |
Clayton West | ||
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| This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Heritage railway stations in Kirklees
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Beeching closures in England
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1983
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992
- Skelmanthorpe
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs