Portsmouth railway station was on the Copy Pit line and served the village of Portsmouth, which was part of Lancashire, before being incorporated into the West Riding of Yorkshire in the late 1880s. It is now in the successor county of West Yorkshire. It opened along with the line in 1849 but was closed as an economy measure on 7 July 1958.[1][2] Few traces of the station remain, although the line itself remains in use for passenger trains between Burnley and Hebden Bridge or Todmorden.
Portsmouth (Lancs) | |
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![]() Level crossing at the site of the former station | |
General information | |
Location | Portsmouth, Calderdale England |
Coordinates | 53°43′59″N 2°09′14″W / 53.733190°N 2.153820°W |
Grid reference | SD899262 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
12 November 1849 | Opened as Portsmouth |
after January 1948 | Renamed Portsmouth (Lancs) |
7 July 1958 | Closed |
References
edit- Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
External links
editPreceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Holme Line open, station closed |
L&YR Copy Pit Line |
Cornholme Line open, station closed |
Calderdale Lines |
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Past, present and future
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