Gildersome West railway station

Disused railway station in Gildersome, West Yorkshire

53°45′03″N 1°37′58″W / 53.7507°N 1.6328°W / 53.7507; -1.6328Grid referenceSE243283Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLeeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction RailwayPre-groupingGreat Northern RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)Key dates20 August 1856 (1856-08-20)Opened as Gildersome2 March 1951Name changed to Gildersome West13 June 1955Closed to passengers1968 (1968)Closed to goods

Gildersome West railway station served the village of Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England, from 1856 to 1968 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

History

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

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 194. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Gildersome (West/GN) railway station... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Drighlington and Adwalton
Line and station closed 		  Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway   Morley Top
Line and station closed
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