Manningham railway station
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Manningham station was a railway station in Manningham, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, between 1868 and 1965.
It became the first stop out of Bradford on the Midland Railway (originally the Leeds and Bradford Railway), built in 1846. The Midland became part of the LMS in 1923, and British Railways in 1948.
Manningham Station opened on 17 February 1868.
From 1872, there was an extensive network of sidings and sheds, known as Manningham motive power depot, to the north of the station.
The station was closed following the Beeching Axe on 20 March, 1965; unlike the next station on the line, Frizinghall, it has not reopened.
In the 1950s, and up to closure in 1965, the Bradford Railway Circle used a hut on the platform at Manningham station for its meetings.
The map on the back of 'Canal Road News', Issue 1 (March 2006), published by the canal Road Business Forum, marks 'Potential Manningham Station' on approximately the site of the original station. However, this map (and the whole publication) is mainly about the proposed rebuilding of the Bradford Canal, and there is no mention of Manningham Station in the text.
[edit] Connections
| Dates | Company or line | Preceding station | Following station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868-1875 | Midland | Bradford Midland | Shipley |
| 1875-1923 | Midland | Bradford Midland | Frizinghall |
| 1923-1948 | LMS | Forster Square | Frizinghall |
| 1948-1965 | British Railways | Forster Square | Frizinghall |
[edit] References
- Bairstow, Martin 2004 Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. ISBN 1-871944-28-7
- Whitaker, Alan & Brian Myland 1993 Railway Memories No. 4: Bradford Bellcode books. ISBN 1-871233-03-8
