Clayton West railway station is a station that was previously on the national rail network (until 1983) and now forms the eastern terminus of the
Whistlestop Valley
Whistlestop Valley, formerly the Kirklees Light Railway, is a Tourist attraction, visitor attraction featuring a long Track gauge, gauge minimum gauge railway. The attraction's main site is in the village of Clayton West in Kirklees, West Yo ...
. It is situated in
Clayton West,
West Yorkshire,
England.
History
The line to Clayton West from Shepley Junction was authorised by an act of Parliament on 11 June 1866. It was opened on 1 September 1879 and was built to double line standards, as so many of the
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway branch lines in this area were.
It was closed on 24 January 1983.
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Further reading
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External links
Clayton West station on navigable 1947 O. S. mapKirklees light railway
Disused railway stations in Kirklees
Heritage railway stations in Kirklees
Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1983
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992
Denby Dale
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