Birstall Town railway station

Birstall Town railway station served the town of Birstall, West Yorkshire, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1900 to 1953 on the Leeds New Line.

Not to be confused with Birstall railway station (West Yorkshire).

Birstall Town
The site of the station in 1961
General information
LocationBirstall, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 October 1900 (1900-10-01)Opened as Upper Birstall
8 July 1935Name changed to Birstall Town
1 August 1953 (1953-08-01)Closed

History

The station was opened as Upper Birstall on 1 October 1900 by the London and North Western Railway. It had a passenger subway nearby coal sidings. The station's name was changed to Birstall Town on 8 July 1935. Although the station closed on 1 August 1953,[1] the railway still carried the Transpennine expresses until August 1965. Also, goods traffic finished on the same date - August 1965.

Redevelopment

The station area is now an industrial estate. West of the station, the Raikes Lane overbridge has since been bricked up.[2] and the cutting west of the station has been filled in. Going east, the bridge over the A62 Gelderd Road was removed [3]

The line from Birstall to Gildersome came very close now to the M62 Junction 27 Trading Estate, including Ikea, Showcase Cinemas, et al.

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Leeds New Line 5". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Gelderd Road". Percy Simpson. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gildersome
Line and station closed		   Leeds New Line
London and North Western Railway		   Gomersal
Line and station closed

53.7365°N 1.6566°W / 53.7365; -1.6566


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