Chickenley Heath railway station

Chickenley Heath railway station served the village of Chickenley, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1877 to 1909 on the West Yorkshire Railway.

Chickenley Heath
General information
LocationChickenley, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Key dates
2 July 1877 (1877-07-02)Opened
1 July 1909 (1909-07-01)Closed

History

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The station was opened on 2 July 1877 on the Great Northern Railway. When the Dewsbury loop opened in 1880, this station lost a lot of its traffic due to the trains being diverted, so it closed on 1 July 1909.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ossett - Chickenley Heath Station". Ossett. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 124. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Batley
Line and station open
  Great Northern Railway
Batley to Adwalton Junction Line
  Ossett
Line and station closed

53°41′31″N 1°35′45″W / 53.6920°N 1.5959°W / 53.6920; -1.5959