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Earlsheaton railway station

Coordinates: 53°41′01″N 1°36′51″W / 53.6835°N 1.6141°W / 53.6835; -1.6141
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Earlsheaton was a Great Northern Railway station serving the eastern areas of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire. The station was opened in 1875 and it was located on the Great Northern BatleyDewsbury Central–Wakefield line. The line was extended to Batley by 1880.[1]

It had two platforms accessed by means of separate footpaths, both of which ultimately led to Earlsheaton Common. Facilities were on the eastbound platform.[2]

The station closed to passengers in June 1953.[3]


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

References

  1. ^ Suggitt, Gordon (2015). Lost railways of South & West Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 46–48. ISBN 978-1-84674-043-5.
  2. ^ maps.nls.uk/view/125646092
  3. ^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding. The central section : Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 5. ISBN 9781840336573.

53°41′01″N 1°36′51″W / 53.6835°N 1.6141°W / 53.6835; -1.6141