Portsmouth (Lancs) railway station

Portsmouth railway station was on the Copy Pit line and served the village of Portsmouth, which was part of Lancashire, before being incorporated into the West Riding of Yorkshire in the late 1880s. It is now in the successor county of West Yorkshire. It opened along with the line in 1849 but was closed as an economy measure on 7 July 1958.[1] Few traces of the station remain, although the line itself remains in use for passenger trains between Burnley and Hebden Bridge or Todmorden.

Portsmouth (Lancs)
Level crossing at the site of the former station
Location
PlacePortsmouth
AreaCalderdale
Coordinates53.733190°N 2.153820°W / 53.733190; -2.153820
Grid referenceSD899262
Operations
Original companyManchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
12 November 1849 (1849-11-12)Opened as Portsmouth
after January 1948Renamed Portsmouth (Lancs)
7 July 1958 (1958-07-07)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

References

  1. Tuffrey, Peter (2011). West Yorkshire Railway Stations from Aberford to Yeadon. Stroud: Amberley. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4456-0307-0.
  • Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Holme
Line open, station closed
  L&YR
Copy Pit Line
  Cornholme
Line open, station closed


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