Ravensthorpe Lower railway station
Ravensthorpe Lower railway station served the area of Ravensthorpe, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1869 to 1952 on the Ravensthorpe Branch.
Ravensthorpe | |
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%252C_Yorkshire_(geograph_3819643).jpg.webp) The site of the station, looking northwest, in 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ravensthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53.6834°N 1.6543°W |
| Grid reference | SE229208 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1869 | Opened as Ravensthorpe |
| 30 September 1951 | Name changed to Ravensthorpe Lower |
| 30 June 1952 | Closed |
History
The station was opened as Ravensthorpe on 1 July 1869 on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. To the northwest was the goods yard.[1] Its name was changed to Ravensthorpe Lower on 30 September 1951. It closed to passengers on 30 June 1952,[2] and goods on 1 January 1962.
Oil Terminal
With the closure of the LNWR line via Liversedge Spen, British Rail opened a spur, in 1966, from the Ravensthorpe Branch through to the Liversedge Spen to still operate the Charrington Hargreaves Oil Terminal. The Charrington Hargreaves Oil terminal was mothballed in 1986 and the line was ripped up in 1992.
Now
Sustrans and Kirklees Council have opened a cycle route, Spen Valley Greenway, on the track bed.
All that's left of the Ravensthorpe Station is the Goods Shed. Also, there's a 4-aspect signal just north of the existing railway line from Dewsbury to Mirfield.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Heckmondwike Central Line and station closed |
Ravensthorpe Branch Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Thornhill Station closed |
Railways in North Kirklees |
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Past, present and future |
References
- "Ravensthorpe L&Y railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 359. OCLC 931112387.