Ovenden railway station

Ovenden
Ovenden railway station platform building (right). The running lines were to the right of the platform building.
General information
LocationOvenden, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53°44′25″N 1°52′27″W / 53.74022°N 1.87413°W / 53.74022; -1.87413
Grid referenceSE084271
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHalifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHalifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
Post-groupingHalifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
Key dates
2 June 1881[1]Opened
23 May 1955Closed to passengers
23 May 1955Closed completely

Ovenden railway station served the village of Ovenden in West Yorkshire, England. It was on the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway and closed in 1955. Because of the local area at Ovenden, the L&Y and the GN did not think it was important to have a nice station, so it was built of timber. However, it is the only station building which still exists, far outliving the stone buildings. Just along the line from Ovenden Station was Lee Bank Tunnel.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
North Bridge   L&Y / GNR
Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway 		  Holmfield

References

  1. ^ "Station Name: Ovenden". Disused Stations Site Record. Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ Wignall, C. J. (1985). Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer 1825–1985 (Revised ed.). Poole, Dorset: Oxford Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 0-86093-294-X.
  • Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.


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