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Batley Carr railway station

Coordinates: 53°41′55″N 1°37′51″W / 53.6986°N 1.6308°W / 53.6986; -1.6308
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Site of the former station, looking north (1961)
site of the former station (2010)

Batley Carr was a Great Northern Railway station serving Batley Carr, Yorkshire. It had two side platforms, with the facilities on the northbound platform. It was accessed via Wood Lane, which was built with a kink to get around the facilities. This kink survives to this day.[1]

The station opened on 12 April 1880[2] and closed to passengers in March 1950.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "List of West Yorkshire passenger stations". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
  3. ^ Haigh, A (1974). Railways in West Yorkshire. Clapham: Dalesman. p. 94. ISBN 0-85206-225-7.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Batley   London and North Eastern Railway
Great Northern Railway
  Dewsbury Central

53°41′55″N 1°37′51″W / 53.6986°N 1.6308°W / 53.6986; -1.6308