Ossett railway station

Ossett was a Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway station on Station Road in Ossett, Yorkshire. The station on the Adwalton Junction to Wakefield line opened on 7 April 1867 and closed on 5 September 1964.[1] It had an island platform accessed from a ramp surrounded by goods yards.[2] After closure the tracks were lifted, and the area has been built over with housing.[3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Earlsheaton   London and North Eastern Railway
Great Northern Railway
  Flushdyke

References

  1. "List of West Yorkshire passenger stations". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
  2. Yorkshire CCXLVIII.5 (Horbury; Ossett) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 1932.
  3. "Adwalton Junction to Wakefield 1864 - 1964". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.


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