Gildersome West railway station served the village of Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England, from 1856 to 1968 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.
Gildersome West | |
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_railway_station_(site),_Yorkshire_(geograph_4052301).jpg) The site of the station in 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gildersome, West Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°45′03″N 1°37′58″W / 53.7507°N 1.6328°W |
| Grid reference | SE243283 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 20 August 1856 | Opened as Gildersome |
| 2 March 1951 | Name changed to Gildersome West |
| 13 June 1955 | Closed to passengers |
| 1968 | Closed to goods |
History edit
The station opened as Gildersome on 20 August 1856 by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Gildersome West on 2 March 1951 to avoid confusion with another station of the same name further north. The station closed to passengers on 13 June 1955[1] and closed to goods in 1968.[2]
References edit
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 194. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Gildersome (West/GN) railway station... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Drighlington and Adwalton Line and station closed |
Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway | Morley Top Line and station closed | ||
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