Hipperholme railway station

Hipperholme railway station served the village of Hipperholme in West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Hipperholme
A photograph of the station pre-grouping
General information
LocationHipperholme, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53°43′30″N 1°49′01″W / 53.725°N 1.817°W / 53.725; -1.817
Grid referenceSE121254
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 August 1850opened
8 June 1953closed (passenger)
1966closed (goods)

History

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Site of Hipperholme railway station. The platforms stretched all the way to the tunnel mouth.

Hipperholme railway station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 17 August 1850.[2] The station closed to passengers on 8 June 1953[3] and to goods in 1966. A campaign is under way to re-open the closed station or to have a new one built in the area to alleviate congestion in the Hipperholme area.[4] In August 2018, as part of a call for new stations on the Caldervale Line it was proposed that Hipperholme could reopen.[5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Halifax   L&Y
Caldervale line
  Lightcliffe

References

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  1. ^ Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
  2. ^ "Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - Hipperholme railway station". September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. ^ Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 16. OCLC 504319235.
  4. ^ "Hipperholme A58 - Hipperholme Railway Station". January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "CALDERDALE COUNCIL: New age of the train". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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