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]
Ryhill Halt | |
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_3471653).jpg) Site of the former station in 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ryhill, City of Wakefield England |
| Coordinates | 53°37′03″N 1°24′44″W / 53.617500°N 1.412300°W |
| Grid reference | SE389135 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | LYR |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 June 1912 | Station opened |
| 10 September 1951 | Station closed |
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 edit
- ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 135, 140. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Wakefield Kirkgate Line closed, station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Dearne Valley Railway |
Grimethorpe Halt Line and station closed |
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