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°WCoordinates: 53°43′30″N 1°49′01″W / 53.725°N 1.817°W
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)
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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 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.[3]

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 1-871944-22-8.
  2. ↑ "Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - Hipperholme railway station". September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Hipperholme A58 - Hipperholme Railway Station". Jan 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

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