Cullingworth railway station

Cullingworth railway station was a station on the Queensbury Lines which ran between Keighley, Bradford and Halifax. The station served the village of Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, England. It opened for passengers in 1884[1] and closed in May 1955.[2] Goods traffic continued until 1963, when the surviving line closed completely.[3]

Cullingworth
Location
Place	Cullingworth
Area	City of Bradford
Coordinates	53.826260°N 1.903420°W / 53.826260; -1.903420
Grid reference	SE064366
Operations
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
7 April 1884 (1884-04-07)	Station opened
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23)	Station 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

Railway clearing house map showing lines south of Keighley in 1913

The station was about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Wilsden railway station and was near to the 150-yard (140 m) long 9 arch Cullingworth Viaduct, which exists to this day.[4][5]

References

1. Cobb, M H (2003). The railways of Great Britain : a historical atlas at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile vol. 2. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 395. ISBN 0-7110-3003-0.
2. Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding; The Central Section. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 39. ISBN 9781840336573.
3. "Disused Stations: Cullingworth Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
4. Cowland, Alex (15 March 2016). "Cullingworth village - past and present". cravenandvalleylifemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
5. Bairstow, Martin (1999). Great Northern railway in the West Riding. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 46. ISBN 1-871944-19-8.

External links

• Cullingworth station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wilsden		GN Queensbury Lines		Ingrow (East)