Drighlington and Adwalton railway station
Drighlington and Adwalton railway station served the village of Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England from 1856 to 1962 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.
| Drighlington and Adwalton | |
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.jpg) Site of the station in 1969 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Drighlington |
| Area | West Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53.7481°N 1.6645°W |
| Grid reference | SE222280 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 20 August 1856 | Opened as Drighlington |
| 12 June 1961 | Name changed to Drighlington and Adwalton |
| 1 January 1962 | 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 | |
History
The station opened as Drighlington on 20 August 1856 by the Great Northern Railway. The station's name was changed to Drighlington and Adwalton on 12 June 1961. It closed to both passenger and goods traffic on 1 January 1962.[1][2]
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References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 150. OCLC 931112387.
- "Drighlington & Adwalton railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkenshaw and Tong Line and station closed |
Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway | Gildersome Line and station closed | ||
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