Bowling railway station (England)
Bowling railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was on the line connecting the Bradford Exchange - Low Moor line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway with the line of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) at Laisterdyke. It was opened by the GNR on 1 August 1854 and closed to passengers on 1 February 1895. The line remained open to freight until 4 May 1964. No trace remains of the station[1] which was located northeast of the bridge crossing Wakefield Road.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Junction | Great Northern Railway | Laisterdyke |
| Bowling | |
|---|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1868141.jpg) Site of the station in 1961 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bradford |
| Area | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53.786500°N 1.737314°W |
| Grid reference | SE174322 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| History | |
| 1 August 1854[1] | opened |
| 1 February 1895 | closed |
| 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 | |
References
- "BOWLING JN - LAISTERDYKE (1¾ miles)". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- Yorkshire CCXVI.NE (includes: Bradford.) (Map). 1:10560. Ordnance Survey. 1895.
Literature
- Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
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