Tingley railway station

Disused railway station in Tingley, West Yorkshire

53°44′06″N 1°34′26″W / 53.735°N 1.574°W / 53.735; -1.574Grid referenceSE282266Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLeeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction RailwayPre-groupingGreat Northern RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)Key datesMay 1857 (1857-05)Opened1 February 1954Closed to passengersJuly 1966 (1966-07)Closed permanently

Tingley railway station served the settlement of Tingley, West Yorkshire, England, from 1857 to 1966 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

History

The station opened in May 1857 by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. It closed on 1 February 1954 to regular passenger traffic but it was still open for excursions.[1] This lasted until July 1966 and the station closed to goods traffic later on in the 1960s.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 422. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Remains of Tingley Station © David Hillas :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Morley Top
Line and station closed 		  Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway   Ardsley
Line and station closed
Woodkirk
Line and station closed 		  Batley and Beeston line   Beeston
Line open, station closed
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