Battyeford railway station served the village of

Battyeford Battyeford is a village in West Yorkshire, England west of the town of Mirfield. History From 1900 to 1953 the village was served by Battyeford railway station on the Leeds New Line. Governance The village is part of the civil parish of Mirfi ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

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History

Built by the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

and opened in 1900, the

Leeds New Line The Heaton Lodge and Wortley Railway was constructed by the London and North Western Railway, to provide a duplicate route between and , leaving the existing line at Heaton Lodge junction, east of Huddersfield and rejoining it at Farnley junc ...

linked Huddersfield and Leeds via the Spen Valley. It diverged from the existing LNWR line at Heaton Lodge Junction and passed under the L&YR Manchester Leeds line before crossing the River Calder on a girder bridge and continuing onto the Battyeford viaduct. Battyeford station was situated at the northern end of the viaduct, with the platforms extending onto the span over Huddersfield road (now the A644). A large goods yard and shed were situated on the Leeds side of the station. The station has been demolished, with only the embankment north of the A644 remaining. The goods yard has been used for new housing (Littlemore Grove).

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History and pictures of Battyeford railway station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Battyeford Railway Station Disused railway stations in Kirklees Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1900 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953