Bowling railway station (England)

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[1] which was located northeast of the bridge crossing Wakefield Road.[2]

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

Bowling
Site of the station in 1961
Location
Place	Bradford
Area	City of Bradford
Coordinates	53.786500°N 1.737314°W / 53.786500; -1.737314
Grid reference	SE174322
Operations
Original company	Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
History
1 August 1854[1]	opened
1 February 1895	closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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.