Rishworth railway station
Rishworth | |||||
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![]() Overgrown site of the former station in 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rishworth, Calderdale England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°39′56″N 1°56′42″W / 53.6656°N 1.9451°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE037187 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 March 1881 | Opened | ||||
| 8 July 1929 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| February 1953 | closed completely | ||||
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Rishworth railway station was a railway station on the Rishworth branch, built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, to serve the village of Rishworth in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1881 and closed to passenger services in 1929; goods traffic ceased in 1953.[1]
While the station was open, services ran from and to Sowerby Bridge north of Rishworth. A planned extension of the line towards Rochdale was never built.[1]
None of the buildings are still standing intact, however, some station remains can be seen on the overgrown site, as well as the platform.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | L&YR Rishworth branch |
Ripponden and Barkisland |
Calderdale Lines |
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Past, present and future
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References
- ^ a b "Railway Ramblers Gazetteer Of Disused Lines In West Yorkshire". Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Sowerby Bridge to Rishworth 1881 - 1929". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
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