Gildersome West railway station

Gildersome West railway station served the village of Gildersome, West Yorkshire, England, from 1856 to 1968 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

Gildersome West
The site of the station in 2014
General information
LocationGildersome, West Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53.7507°N 1.6328°W / 53.7507; -1.6328
Grid referenceSE243283
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
20 August 1856 (1856-08-20)Opened as Gildersome
2 March 1951Name changed to Gildersome West
13 June 1955Closed to passengers
1968 (1968)Closed to goods

History

The station opened as Gildersome on 20 August 1856 by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Gildersome West on 2 March 1951 to avoid confusion with another station of the same name further north. The station closed to passengers on 13 June 1955[1] and closed to goods in 1968.[2]

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 194. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Gildersome (West/GN) railway station... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Drighlington and Adwalton
Line and station closed		   Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway   Morley Top
Line and station closed


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