Sowerby Bridge railway station
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| Platform 2 at Sowerby Bridge railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Sowerby Bridge |
| Local authority | Calderdale |
| Coordinates | 53°42′29″N 1°54′25″W / 53.708°N 1.907°WCoordinates: 53°42′29″N 1°54′25″W / 53.708°N 1.907°W |
| Grid reference | SE062235 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SOW |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.160 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.169 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.177 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.202 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.255 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.259 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 5 |
| History | |
| Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 5 October 1840 | First station opened |
| 1 September 1876 | Station re-sited |
| 1981 | Rebuilt |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sowerby Bridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Sowerby Bridge railway station serves the town of Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line 4.5 miles (7 km) west of Halifax and 21 miles (34 km) west of Leeds.
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[edit] History
The original station was opened on 5 October 1840 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, on a site 662 yards (605 m) further west (on the other side of the River Ryburn) of the current site.[1] Prior to opening, in August 1840, Branwell Brontë was engaged as 'assistant clerk in charge' at Sowerby Bridge, for which his salary was £75 per annum; he transferred to Luddendenfoot on 1 April 1841.[2] Ahead of the opening of the Rishworth Branch in the 1880s, a new station was built on the current site,[3] and this opened on 1 September 1876.[1]
A major fire in 1978 resulted in the demolition of most of the buildings by British Rail in 1980. New canopies were erected in 1981 on the remaining platforms, with a ticket office housed in the surviving wing of the 1870s station, however this closed in 1983[3] and the station is now unstaffed[4]. In 2008, the former ticket office building was re-opened as a bar called the Jubilee Refreshment Rooms[5].
[edit] Services
There are two trains per hour in each direction from the station during the day, westbound to Todmorden and Manchester Victoria and eastbound to Leeds. Since the 2008 timetable change, eastbound trains run alternately via Bradford Interchange and via Brighouse and Dewsbury.[6] Some peak hour services between York and Blackpool North also call here.
During the evenings and on Sundays, there is an hourly service each way to Manchester and to Leeds via Bradford.
[edit] Route
At Milner Royd Junction, approximately a quarter of a mile to the east the lines to Halifax and Brighouse diverge. To the west, the dismantled branch line to Ripponden and Rishworth diverged, until its closure in 1958.[7]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Mytholmroyd towards Manchester Victoria |
Northern Rail Caldervale Line |
Halifax towards Leeds via Bradford Interchange |
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| Brighouse towards Leeds via Dewsbury |
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| Hebden Bridge towards Blackpool North |
Northern Rail Caldervale Line limited service |
Halifax towards York |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Luddendenfoot | L&YR Manchester - Halifax |
Copley | ||
| L&YR Manchester - Normanton |
Greetland | |||
| Watson's Crossing Halt | L&YR Rishworth Branch |
Terminus | ||
[edit] Gallery
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The station entrance
[edit] References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 217. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 52. ISBN 0 7153 4352 1.
- ^ a b "History". Jubilee Refreshment Rooms. http://www.jubileerefreshmentrooms.co.uk/History.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Station facilities for Sowerby Bridge". National Rail Enquiries. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/sow/details.html. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Refreshing change at Pennine station". Yorkshire Post. 2008-02-02. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/refreshing_change_at_pennine_station_1_2491505. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Caldervale Line Timetable 2008-09 Northern Rail website". http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/timetables/20081117/27.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "L&YR Sowerby Bridge - Rishworth". Railway Ramblers. http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Railway%20Ramblers%20Calderdale.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Sowerby Bridge railway station from National Rail
- Milner Royd Junction
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