Ryhill Halt railway station

Ryhill Halt
Location
Place Ryhill
Area City of Wakefield
Grid reference SE389135
Operations
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping LYR
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
3 June 1912 (1912-06-03) Station opened
10 September 1951 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Ryhill Halt railway station in Ryhill, West Yorkshire, England was a small railway halt on the Dearne Valley Junction Railway, a branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway which connected it to the Dearne Valley Railway.[1] It was situated between Wakefield Kirkgate and Grimethorpe. It was opened for passenger traffic on 3 June 1912 and closed, along with others on the line on 10 September 1951.[2]

Another station, Ryhill, served the village on the GCR's Barnsley Coal Railway from 1882 to 1930, about half a mile to the north west.

References

  1. ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 135,140. ISBN 0 7153 4906 6. 
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 202. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 

External links

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wakefield Kirkgate
Line closed, station open		   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Dearne Valley Junction Railway		   Grimethorpe Halt
Line and station closed