Staincliffe and Batley Carr railway station served the hamlet of

Staincliffe Staincliffe is a cross-over district of both Batley and Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the name is believed to derive from ''staine'', meaning stone and ''cliffe'', cliff. The area is ...

and the district of

Batley Carr Batley Carr, West Yorkshire, England is a district partly in Dewsbury and partly in Batley, on the way to Dewsbury, along the A652, Bradford Road. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population is about 3,740. Crime is around ...

in West Yorkshire, England from 1878 to 1952 on the Huddersfield Line.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1878 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 ...

. It closed as a wartime economy measure on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 5 May 1919,only to close again on 7 April 1952.M. E. Quick, ''Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology'', The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 376

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{{s-end Disused railway stations in Kirklees Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952 1878 establishments in England 1952 disestablishments in England