Cooper Bridge railway station

Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England

53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°W / 53.68487; -1.732Grid referenceSE177209Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyManchester and Leeds RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 October 1840Station opens20 February 1950Station closes

Cooper Bridge was a railway station built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway to serve the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.[1]

History

Opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840 to serve Huddersfield, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, which at that time did not have a station of its own.[2]

It is sometimes wrongly claimed that the station was built for and by, the owner of Kirklees Hall the Armytage family, although they were in fact investors in the rival Huddersfield & Manchester Railway.[3]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Anderson, Robert (2000). Huddersfield Dewsbury and Batley (Railway Memories). Bellcode Books. ISBN 1-871233-13-5.
  3. ^ "Cooper Bridge Station, Clifton". Huddersfield Exposed.

External links

  • Cooper Bridge station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Clifton Road   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pickle Bridge Line 		  Mirfield
Brighouse   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Calder Valley line 		 



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