Rishworth railway station

Rishworth
Overgrown site of the former station in 2009
General information
LocationRishworth, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53°39′56″N 1°56′42″W / 53.6656°N 1.9451°W / 53.6656; -1.9451
Grid referenceSE037187
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 March 1881Opened
8 July 1929Closed to passengers
February 1953closed completely

Rishworth railway station was a railway station on the Rishworth branch, built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, to serve the village of Rishworth in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1881 and closed to passenger services in 1929; goods traffic ceased in 1953.[1]

While the station was open, services ran from and to Sowerby Bridge north of Rishworth. A planned extension of the line towards Rochdale was never built.[1]

None of the buildings are still standing intact, however, some station remains can be seen on the overgrown site, as well as the platform.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   L&YR
Rishworth branch
  Ripponden and Barkisland

References

  1. ^ a b "Railway Ramblers Gazetteer Of Disused Lines In West Yorkshire". Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Sowerby Bridge to Rishworth 1881 - 1929". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.