Heckmondwike railway station

Heckmondwike railway station was one of two stations to serve the town of Heckmondwike, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the other being Heckmondwike Spen.

Heckmondwike Central
General information
LocationHeckmondwike, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
18 July 1848 (1848-07-18)First station opened as Heckmondwike
9 August 1888Resited
2 June 1924Name changed to Heckmondwike Central
12 June 1961Name changed back to Heckmondwike
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)Closed

History

First station

Coordinates: 53.7041°N 1.6747°W / 53.7041; -1.6747
The first station was opened as Heckmondwike on 18 July 1848 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It had a goods yard and a station building. The station closed on 9 August 1888 and was resited.[1]

Second station

Coordinates: 53.7045°N 1.6764°W / 53.7045; -1.6764
The station was resited to the west and opened as Heckmondwike on 9 August 1888. The goods yard was not moved from the original station. Its name was changed to Heckmondwike Central on 2 June 1924 but it was changed back to Heckmondwike on 12 June 1961 (As the other railway station in Heckmondwike, Heckmondwike Spen closed the previous year). It closed on 14 June 1965 but excursions later ran: one to Scarborough on 18 June 1978 and a working man's excursion to Morecambe on 17 June 1979. There was no platform by then so the work men had to use the steps to board the train.[1]

Route
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Liversedge
Line and station closed		   Spen Valley Line
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway		   Northorpe North Road
Line and station closed
Liversedge
Line and station closed		   Ravensthorpe Branch
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway		   Ravensthorpe Lower
Line and station closed
Railways in North Kirklees
Past, present and future
Great Northern Railway
to Bradford
Leeds New Line
to Leeds
 Howden Clough
Upper Batley
enlarge… to Leeds
Birstall Town
Birstall
 Carlinghow
enlarge… to Leeds
Gomersal
Chickenley Heath
to Wakefield
 Batley
Cleckheaton Spen
 Liversedge Spen
Batley Carr
Staincliffe and Batley Carr
 Heckmondwike Spen
Dewsbury Wellington Road
Dewsbury Central
 Dewsbury Market Place
Northorpe North Road
Earlsheaton
to Wakefield
Ravensthorpe Lower
Dewsbury Goods
(NMR)
Huddersfield Line
to Wakefield
Ravensthorpe
original
proposed
Thornhill
North Midland Railway
to Royston and Notton
Mirfield
Leeds New Line
to Huddersfield
Huddersfield Line
to Huddersfield

Now

Sustrans with Kirklees Council have opened a cycle route, National Cycle Route 66, on the old railway track

References
  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 221. OCLC 931112387.


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