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(Redirected from Bowling railway station (West Yorkshire)) Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England

Bowling
Remains of Bowling Junction Station
General information
LocationBradford, City of Bradford
England
Coordinates53°47′11″N 1°44′14″W / 53.786500°N 1.737314°W / 53.786500; -1.737314
Grid referenceSE174322
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1854opened
1 February 1895closed

Bowling railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was on the line connecting the Bradford Exchange - Low Moor line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway with the line of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) at Laisterdyke. It was opened by the GNR on 1 August 1854 and closed to passengers on 1 February 1895. The line remained open to freight until 4 May 1964. No trace remains of the station which was located northeast of the bridge crossing Wakefield Road.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bowling Junction   Great Northern Railway   Laisterdyke

References

  1. ^ "BOWLING JN - LAISTERDYKE (1¾ miles)". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. Yorkshire CCXVI.NE (includes: Bradford.) (Map). 1:10560. Ordnance Survey. 1895.

Literature

  • Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
Railway stations in the City of Bradford
National Rail
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Disused stations
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