Eccleshill railway station
Eccleshill | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | City of Bradford |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Idle and Shipley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GNR |
| Post-grouping | L&NER |
| Key dates | |
| 15 April 1875 | Opened |
| 2 February 1931 | Closed (passenger) |
| 31 October 1964[1] | Closed (line) |
Eccleshill railway station was a railway station in Eccleshill, West Yorkshire, England.[2]
History
During the 1860s, two small railway companies were formed to promote suburban railways in Bradford, the Bradford, Eccleshill and Idle Railway and the Idle and Shipley Railway. Their schemes - and the companies themselves - were taken up by the Great Northern Railway, which built a line looping through the villages to the north-east of Bradford: from Laisterdyke, through Eccleshill, Idle and Thackley to Shipley.
The line was open to goods traffic on 4 May 1874, and to passengers on 18 January 1875.[3] Eccleshill railway station opened on 15 April 1875.[4]
Passenger service on the line ceased on 2 February 1931 and the passenger station closed, though goods traffic continued on the whole line until October 1964 and between Shipley and Idle until 1968.[5]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idle | GNR Shipley and Windhill Line |
Laisterdyke |
References
- ^ http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Laisterdyke%20Shipley.htm#Shipley and Windhill station
- ^ Whitaker, Alan; Myland, Brian. Railway Memories No. 4: Bradford. Bellcode books. ISBN 1-871233-03-8.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (1999). The Great Northern Railway in the East Riding. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-19-8.
- ^ "Bradford timeline 1850-1899". Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Joy, David (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume VIII South and West Yorkshire. David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-11-9.