The station was opened as Liversedge on 1 October 1900 by the London and North Western Railway. It was briefly known as Liversedge Littletown. The goods yard, which opened on 1 November 1900, consisted of seven sidings and had stables and warehouses. Stanley Colliery was also nearby.[1] 'Spen' was added to the station's name on 2 June 1924. It closed on 5 October 1953.[2]
^Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 267. OCLC931112387.