Bradford Adolphus Street railway station

Bradford Adolphus Street railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Bradford Adolphus Street
Footpath on the old access ramp (2011). Station wall to the right
General information
LocationBradford, City of Bradford
England
Coordinates53.78855°N 1.74497°W / 53.78855; -1.74497
Grid referenceSE168325
Other information
StatusDisused, demolished
History
Original companyLeeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern
Key dates
1 August 1854opened
7 January 1867closed to passengers
1 May 1972closed for freight

History

When the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway (later absorbed by the Great Northern) arrived in Bradford they initially built a terminus at Adolphus Street. It was poorly situated, and so a branch line was built from east of the terminus that looped south and joined the existing Lancashire and Yorkshire line at Mill Lane junction. That allowed LB & HJ services to enter Bradford Exchange station.[2]

The station was closed to passengers in 1867 but remained in use for parcels and freight traffic until 1972. The station was later demolished. Only an access ramp and parts of the side wall along Dryden Street remain, as well as parts of the coal depot.[3]

St James's Market on the site of the former station (2011)

Bradford St James's Market now occupies the greater part of the station site while the new alignment of Wakefield Road runs across the site of the former train shed.[4]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Great Northern
Leeds-Bradford lines		   Laisterdyke

References
  1. Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
  2. 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.
  3. "Bradford Adolphus Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. "Bradford Adolphus Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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