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Birstall railway station (West Yorkshire)

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Disused railway station in Birstall, West Yorkshire Not to be confused with Birstall Town railway station.

Birstall
General information
LocationBirstall, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
13 September 1852 (1852-09-13)Opened
15 April 1917Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure
1962 (1962)Closed to goods

Birstall railway station served the town of Birstall, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1852 to 1962 on the Birstall Branch line.

History

The station was opened on 13 September 1852 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure on 15 April 1917 but never reopened. Bradshaw showed that the service was suspended instead of closed. It was renamed Birstall Lower after passenger closure. The station remained open for goods traffic until 1962 or 1963.

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Birstall Goods". www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. "Tracing the Great Northern Railway - South Leeds Life". South Leeds Life. August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Birstall Branch line
London and North Western Railway 		  Carlinghow
Line and station closed

53°43′46″N 1°39′37″W / 53.7295°N 1.6603°W / 53.7295; -1.6603


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