Hipperholme railway station

Hipperholme
Site of Hipperholme railway station. The platforms stretched all the way to the tunnel mouth.
Location
Place Hipperholme
Area Calderdale
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
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Hipperholme railway station served the village of Hipperholme in West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Contents

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 and to goods in 1966.

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.  28. ISBN 1-87194-422-8. 
  2. ^ "Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - Hipperholme railway station". September 2009. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/h.html#h2202. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 

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