Northorpe North Road railway station

Disused railway station in Northorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

53°41′00″N 1°40′18″W / 53.6833°N 1.6717°W / 53.6833; -1.6717Grid referenceSE217208Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)Key dates1 December 1891 (1891-12-01)Opened as Northorpe2 April 1917Closed temporarily5 May 1919Reopened2 June 1924Name changed to Northorpe North Road14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)Closed

Northorpe North Road railway station served the town of Northorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1891 to 1965 on the Spen Valley Line.

History

The station was opened as Northorpe on 1 December 1891 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was closed temporarily on 2 April 1917 but it reopened on 5 May 1919. Its name was changed to Northorpe North Road on 2 June 1924. The station closed permanently on 14 June 1965.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 321. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Northorpe North Road railway station... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Heckmondwike Central
Line and station closed 		  Spen Valley Line
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 		  Mirfield
Line closed, station open


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