Cooper Bridge railway station
Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England
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Cooper Bridge was a railway station built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway to serve the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.[1]
Cooper Bridge | |||||
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Blocked entrance to former railway station, Cooper Bridge Road. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mirfield, Kirklees England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.68487°N 1.732°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE177209 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1840 | Station opens | ||||
| 20 February 1950 | Station closes | ||||
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History
Opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840 to serve Huddersfield, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, which at that time did not have a station of its own.[2]
It is sometimes wrongly claimed that the station was built for and by, the owner of Kirklees Hall the Armytage family, although they were in fact investors in the rival Huddersfield & Manchester Railway.[3]
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