Churwell railway station

Churwell
Location
Place Churwell
Area West Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°45′49″N 1°34′58″W / 53.7636°N 1.5827°W / 53.7636; -1.5827Coordinates: 53°45′49″N 1°34′58″W / 53.7636°N 1.5827°W / 53.7636; -1.5827
Grid reference SE276297
Operations
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
18 September 1848 (1848-09-18) Station opened
2 December 1940 (1940-12-02) Station closed to passengers and goods traffic
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Churwell railway station served the village of Churwell, West Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1964 on the Huddersfield line.

History

The station opened on 18 September 1848 by the London and North Western Railway. The station was situated on the embankment to the right of the bridge. H. H. Asquith and Sir Charles Scarth, the Mayor of Morley, both met at the station on 16 October 1895 and they both rode up Churwell Hill for the official ceremony of Morley Town Hall. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 December 1940.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Churwell railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds". Leodis. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cottingley   London and North Western Railway
Huddersfield line		   Morley
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