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Haworth railway station serves the village of
Haworth Haworth () is a village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines, south-west of Keighley, west of Bradford and east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby villages inc ...
in
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 ...
, England.


History

It was opened in 1867 along with the rest of the
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is a heritage railway line in the Worth Valley, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the National Rail network at Keighley railway station. History Inception ...
, and closed in 1962. Preservation led to the line being reopened in June 1968 and now serves as the headquarters of the railway. The former goods shed in the railway yard has been expanded into the locomotive shed for the railway providing facilities for the storage, maintenance and overhaul of the locomotives on the line. In 1967, '' Look at Life'' featured the station and its volunteers in the 'Playing Trains' episode. The station, its immediate environs and the railway workshops are all designated as part of the Haworth Conservation Area by Bradford Council.


Stationmasters

*Edward Coates 1867 – 1869 *William Posnett ca. 1871 – 1878 *D. Daw 1878 – 1880 (formerly station master at Oakworth, afterwards station master at Chapel en le Frith) *Frederick Hayward 1880 – 1914 *Walter Beswick 1914 – 1925 *E. Crossley 1938 – 1947 (also station master at Oxenhope)


See also

* Listed buildings in Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury


References

Heritage railway stations in Bradford Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1968 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 1962 disestablishments in England Haworth {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub