Staincliffe and Batley Carr railway station served the hamlet of Staincliffe and the district of Batley Carr in West Yorkshire, England from 1878 to 1952 on the Huddersfield Line.
Staincliffe and Batley Carr | |
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_Station_site_of_1772328_a4783965.jpg) Site of the station (1961) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Staincliffe Batley Carr, West Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°42′08″N 1°37′39″W / 53.7022°N 1.6276°W |
| Grid reference | SE246229 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1878 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed as a wartime economy measure |
| 5 May 1919 | Reopened |
| 7 April 1952 | Closed |
History
editThe station opened on 1 November 1878 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed as a wartime economy measure on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 5 May 1919, only to close again on 7 April 1952.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ M. E. Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 376
- ^ "Staincliffe & Batley Carr railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Batley | London and North Western Railway Huddersfield Line |
Dewsbury | ||