Battyeford railway station

Battyeford railway station served the village of Battyeford in West Yorkshire, England.

Battyeford
Site of Battyeford railway station, to the right of the A644.
Location
Place	Battyeford
Area	Kirklees
Coordinates	53.6776°N 1.7039°W / 53.6776; -1.7039
Grid reference	SE196201
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	2
History
1 October 1900	Station opens
3 January 1953	Station closes
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

Leeds New Line
to Leeds Copley Hill Farnley & Wortley to Batley Gildersome East Great Northern Railway to Bradford │ to Morley Gildersome tunnel Great Northern Railway to Bradford │ to Batley Birstall Town Gomersal Gomersal tunnel Cleckheaton Spen Liversedge Spen Heckmondwike Spen Spen Valley Line Ravensthorpe branch Spen Valley Line Mirfield branch Northorpe Higher Battyeford Huddersfield line to Dewsbury Calder Valley line Huddersfield line to Huddersfield

History

Built by the London and North Western Railway and opened in 1900, the Leeds New Line linked Huddersfield and Leeds via the Spen Valley. It diverged from the existing LNWR line at Heaton Lodge junction and passed under the L&YR Manchester Leeds line before crossing the River Calder on a girder bridge and continuing onto the Battyeford viaduct. Battyeford station was situated at the northern end of the viaduct, with the platforms extending onto the span over Huddersfield road (now the A644). A large goods yard and shed were situated on the Leeds side of the station.

The station has been demolished, with only the embankment north of the A644 remaining. The goods yard has been used for new housing (Littlemore Grove).

External links

• History and pictures of Battyeford railway station
• Route and plan of station

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bradley		LNWR Leeds New Line		Northorpe Higher