Eccleshill railway station
Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England
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Eccleshill railway station was a railway station in Eccleshill, West Yorkshire, England.[2]
Eccleshill | |||||
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The site of the station in 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Eccleshill, West Yorkshire, City of Bradford England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.8211°N 1.7162°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE186361 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | GNR | ||||
| Pre-grouping | GNR | ||||
| Post-grouping | L&NER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 15 April 1875 | Opened | ||||
| 2 February 1931 | Closed (passenger) | ||||
| 31 October 1964[1] | Closed (line) | ||||
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History
During the 1860s, two small railway companies were formed to promote suburban railways in Bradford, the Bradford, Eccleshill and Idle Railway and the Idle and Shipley Railway. Their schemes - and the companies themselves - were taken up by the Great Northern Railway, which built a line looping through the villages to the north-east of Bradford: from Laisterdyke, through Eccleshill, Idle and Thackley to Shipley.
The line was open to goods traffic on 4 May 1874, and to passengers on 18 January 1875.[3] Eccleshill railway station opened on 15 April 1875.[4]
Passenger service on the line ceased on 2 February 1931 and the passenger station closed, though goods traffic and excursions continued on the whole line until October 1964 and between Shipley and Idle until 1968.[5][6]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Idle | GNR Shipley Great Northern Railway branch line |
Laisterdyke | ||