Earlsheaton was a railway station serving Earlsheaton in West Yorkshire. The station was on the Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway. The station was opened in 1875 on the Great Northern's–– Dewsbury Loop.[1] The line was extended to Batley by 1880.[2]

The station was situated just east of Earlsheaton tunnel[1] which led the railway beneath Sheep Hill. It had two platforms accessed by means of separate footpaths, both of which ultimately led to Earlsheaton Common. Facilities were on the eastbound platform.[3]

The station closed to passengers in June 1953.[4] The line closed altogether in 1965. The station buildings have been demolished and the former trackbed is now a cycle path.[1]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dewsbury Central   London and North Eastern Railway
Great Northern Railway
   Ossett

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ossett to Batley (Dewsbury Loop) 1874 - 1965". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
  2. ↑ Suggitt, Gordon (2015). Lost railways of South & West Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 46–48. ISBN 978-1-84674-043-5.
  3. ↑ Yorkshire CCXLVII.4 (Dewsbury; Ossett) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 1933.
  4. ↑ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding. The central section : Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 5. ISBN 9781840336573.

53°41′01″N 1°36′51″W / 53.6835°N 1.6141°W / 53.6835; -1.6141


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