Watson's Crossing Halt railway station

Watson's Crossing Halt
Location
Place Sowerby Bridge
Area Calderdale
Coordinates 53°42′10″N 1°54′59″W / 53.7027°N 1.9163°WCoordinates: 53°42′10″N 1°54′59″W / 53.7027°N 1.9163°W
Grid reference SE058230
Operations
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1907 opened
8 July 1929 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
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Watson's Crossing Halt was a halt on the Rishworth Branch, in West Yorkshire, England built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

History

The halt was opened to serve the new motor railcar service in 1907 which was introduced on this line and the neighbouring Stainland Branch in response to growing competition from trams.[1] When open, services ran to Sowerby Bridge heading north, and to Rishworth heading south.[2]

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Triangle   L&YR
Rishworth Branch		   Sowerby Bridge

References

  1. ↑ "Railway Ramblers; L&YR SOWERBY BRIDGE - RISHWORTH". Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.