Battyeford railway station

Battyeford
Battyeford
	Site of Battyeford railway station, to the right of the A644.
Location	Battyeford, Kirklees; England
Coordinates	53.6776°N 1.7039°W
Grid reference	SE196201
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 October 1900	Station opened as "Battyeford and Mirfield"
2 May 1910	Station renamed "Battyeford"[1]
3 January 1953	Station closed

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

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

Ravensthorpe branch

Mirfield branch

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).

References

"Minute No. 6359". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 2 July 1910. (Unpublished).

External links

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

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[RCH-6359-1] "Minute No. 6359". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 2 July 1910. (Unpublished).