Birstall Town railway station
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LocationBirstall, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
England
Platforms2
StatusDisused
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1805142.jpg) The site of the station in 1961 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire England | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland Region) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1900 | Opened as Upper Birstall | ||||
| 8 July 1935 | Name changed to Birstall Town | ||||
| 1 August 1953 | Closed | ||||
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Birstall Town railway station served the town of Birstall, West Yorkshire, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1900 to 1953 on the Leeds New Line.
The station was opened as Upper Birstall on 1 October 1900 by the London and North Western Railway. It had a passenger subway nearby coal sidings. The station's name was changed to Birstall Town on 8 July 1935. Although the station closed on 1 August 1953,[1] the railway still carried the Transpennine expresses until August 1965. Also, goods traffic finished on the same date - August 1965.
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