West Vale railway station

West Vale railway station served on the Stainland Branch from 1875[1] to 1929.[2]

West Vale
General information
LocationWest Vale, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53°41′01″N 1°51′33″W / 53.6835°N 1.8593°W / 53.6835; -1.8593
Grid referenceSE092208
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 January 1875Opened
23 September 1929Closed to passengers
14 September 1959Closed to goods services

History edit

The station was opened on New years day 1875, along with the rest of the branch. For such a small branch, the station was well developed. The main station buildings were located on the up platform, and contained the booking office, with ticket windows for first, second, and third class, opening into a large general waiting room. In addition, there were also separate ladies and gentleman's waiting rooms on either side of the booking office, plus other general facilities. On the down platform was a grand building, with a general waiting room and first class rooms for ladies and gentlemen either side

The buildings and platform have been demolished and the land developed, but were located a little south west of where Green Lane meets Green Royd. A footpath still follows the track bed south from Green Royd. Sustrans and Calderdale Council are in the process of reopening the trackbed north over the grade II listed viaduct as part of the national cycle network.[3]

Route edit

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rochdale Road   L&YR
Stainland Branch
  Stainland and Holywell Green

References edit

  1. ^ "L&YR GREETLAND No 2 - STAINLAND (1mile 988yds)". Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. ^ Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
  3. ^ "New viaduct cycle plans given public thumbs up". Halifax Evening Courier. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.