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
Site of the station in 1969
Location
PlaceDrighlington
AreaWest Yorkshire
Coordinates53.7481°N 1.6645°W / 53.7481; -1.6645
Grid referenceSE222280
Operations
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms2
History
20 August 1856 (1856-08-20)Opened as Drighlington
12 June 1961Name changed to Drighlington and Adwalton
1 January 1962 (1962-01-01)Closed
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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
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 150. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Drighlington & Adwalton railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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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