Mytholmroyd railway station
Mytholmroyd | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Calderdale |
| Coordinates | 53°43′45″N 1°58′55″W / 53.729120°N 1.981840°W |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MYT |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| History | |
| Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 October 1840 | Line opened |
| May 1847 | Station opened |
Mytholmroyd railway station serves the communities of Mytholmroyd, Luddendenfoot, Midgley, Cragg Vale, and surrounding areas. It has disabled access via ramps instead of steps on both platforms,[1] although the station is the only one to be built on a viaduct. It lies on the Calder Valley Line operated by Northern and is situated 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Halifax and 25 miles (40 km) west of Leeds.
History
The Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) was opened in stages. The section between Normanton and Hebden Bridge was opened on 5 October 1840 and completed in 1841, without a station between Luddendenfoot and Hebden Bridge.[2]
The station was opened by the M&LR in May 1847;[3] within a few weeks of this, the company became the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.[4]
Facilities
The entrance to the station is by way of two long step-free paths from each side of the Mytholmroyd Viaduct. The original station building (as seen above) included a ticket office, as the main entrance to both platforms. The station building was later closed and tickets had to be purchased on the train but later sheltered ticket machines were installed on platform 2, payable by card. Northern's online 'click and collect' system Application, allows the user to purchase tickets, which are then collected on Platform 2. In October 2004, the first arch of the viaduct on the access ramp was cleaned, the path was extended and new fencing was installed. Two live information screens have been added showing the trains service, type and stops / calls. In 2013, a bicycle area was added at the top of one of the ramps, covered by CCTV.[1]
In August 2016, planning permission was granted to return the station into commercial use. The planning permission allowed for the floors to be ripped out and reinstated, fireplaces to be refurbished and floors / windows to be installed. The station partnership is currently looking for the community to develop a business plan to use the building for community use. Ideas raised include a 'Ted Hughes' museum, bar and cafe. There is an active station user group - Mytholmroyd Station Partnership, which has enhanced the station area with gardens, flower tubs and school art - including the Northern Mosaic by students from Calder High School.[5] A car park, at the top of platform 2 access road, which engineers use to get machinery onto the tracks in the area, can hold around 20 cars.
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Services
Three trains per hour call in each direction (since the May 2018 timetable change), westwards to Manchester Victoria (two) or Preston via Blackburn (one) and eastbound to Leeds. One Manchester service each hour extends to Wigan Wallgate and Southport, whilst one Leeds service via Bradford runs to Selby and a second Leeds train is routed via Brighouse. On Sundays, there are hourly services to Manchester and Blackpool North via Preston westbound and two per hour to Leeds via Bradford eastbound.[6]
References
- ^ a b Mytholmroyd station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
- ^ Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 48–50. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 166. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Marshall 1969, p. 65
- ^ "Renovated murals back at railway station - Hebden Bridge Today". www.hebdenbridgetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ Table 41 National Rail timetable, May 2018
External links
- Train times and station information for Mytholmroyd railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Hebden Bridge | Northern Caldervale Line |
Sowerby Bridge | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hebden Bridge | L&YR Caldervale Line |
Luddendenfoot | ||
Calderdale Lines |
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Past, present and future
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