Hipperholme railway station

Hipperholme
Site of Hipperholme railway station. The platforms stretched all the way to the tunnel mouth.
Location
Place Hipperholme
Area Calderdale
Coordinates 53°43′30″N 1°49′01″W / 53.725°N 1.817°W / 53.725; -1.817Coordinates: 53°43′30″N 1°49′01″W / 53.725°N 1.817°W / 53.725; -1.817
Grid reference SE121254
Operations
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
17 August 1850 opened
8 June 1953 closed (passenger)
1966 closed (goods)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal

Hipperholme railway station served the village of Hipperholme in West Yorkshire, England.[1]

History

Hipperholme railway station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 17 August 1850.[2] The station closed to passengers on 8 June 1953[3] and to goods in 1966. A campaign is under way to re-open the closed station or to have a new one built in the area to alleviate congestion in the Hipperholme area.[4] In August 2018, as part of a call for new stations on the Caldervale Line it was proposed that Hipperholme could reopen.[5]

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Halifax   L&Y
Caldervale line
  Lightcliffe

References

  1. Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
  2. "Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - Hipperholme railway station". September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 16. OCLC 504319235.
  4. "Hipperholme A58 - Hipperholme Railway Station". Jan 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.