Churwell railway station

Disused railway station in Churwell, West Yorkshire

53°45′49″N 1°34′58″W / 53.7636°N 1.5827°W / 53.7636; -1.5827Grid referenceSE276297Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates18 September 1848 (1848-09-18)Opened2 December 1940 (1940-12-02)Closed

Churwell railway station served the village of Churwell, West Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1940 on the Huddersfield line.

History

The station opened on 18 September 1848 by the London and North Western Railway. The station was situated on the embankment southeast of the railway bridge across Elland Road.[1] H. H. Asquith and Sir Charles Scarth, the Mayor of Morley, both met at the station on 16 October 1895 and they both rode up Churwell Hill for the official ceremony of Morley Town Hall. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 December 1940.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Yorkshire CCXVIII.SW (includes: Leeds.) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 1932.
  2. ^ "Churwell railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds". Leodis. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "List of West Yorkshire passenger stations". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cottingley   London and North Western Railway
Huddersfield line 		  Morley


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