Cullingworth railway station

Cullingworth railway station was a station on the Queensbury Lines which ran between Keighley, Bradford and Halifax. The station served the village of Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, England. It opened for passengers in 1884[1] and closed in May 1955.[2] Goods traffic continued until 1963, when the surviving line closed completely.[3]

Cullingworth
Location	Cullingworth, City of Bradford England
Coordinates	53.826260°N 1.903420°W
Grid reference	SE064366
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
7 April 1884	Station opened
23 May 1955	Station closed for passengers
11 November 1963	closed for freight

Railway clearing house map showing lines south of Keighley in 1913

The station was about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Wilsden railway station and was near to the 150-yard (140 m) long 9 arch Cullingworth Viaduct, which exists to this day.[4][5]

References

1. Cobb, M H (2003). The railways of Great Britain : a historical atlas at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile vol. 2. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 395. ISBN 0-7110-3003-0.
2. Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding; The Central Section. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 39. ISBN 9781840336573.
3. "Disused Stations: Cullingworth Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
4. Cowland, Alex (15 March 2016). "Cullingworth village - past and present". cravenandvalleylifemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
5. Bairstow, Martin (1999). Great Northern railway in the West Riding. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 46. ISBN 1-871944-19-8.

External links

• Cullingworth station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wilsden		GN Queensbury Lines		Ingrow (East)