Triangle railway station

Triangle railway station was a railway station near Triangle on the Rishworth branch built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

Triangle
Station house
General information
LocationTriangle, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53.694°N 1.930°W / 53.694; -1.930
Grid referenceSE047220
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1885[1][2]Opened
8 July 1929Closed

When open, services ran to Sowerby Bridge heading north, and to Rishworth heading south. Only the station house remains.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ripponden and Barkisland   L&YR
Rishworth branch
  Watson's Crossing

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 428. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.


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