Holmfield railway station

Holmfield railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Holmfield in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Holmfield
LocationHolmfield, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53.75190°N 1.87409°W / 53.75190; -1.87409
Grid referenceSE084283
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHalifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Great Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
14 October 1878Opened
23 May 1955Closed to passengers
27 June 1960Closed completely

History
A 1913 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (lower left) lines in the vicinity of Holmfield station, including the Halifax & Ovenden Joint Railway (blue & orange) and the Halifax High Level Railway (red)

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 14 October 1878 as the terminus of the line from Queensbury, following delays to the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway due to land slips in the Halifax area. It became a through station with the opening of the line to Halifax on 1 September 1879 (goods) with passenger services not starting along the entire route until 1 December 1879. It became a junction with the opening of the Halifax High Level railway to St. Paul's (Halifax) on 5 September 1890. The station closed to passengers 23 May 1955 with goods facilities remaining via Queensbury until 28 May 1956 and via Halifax until 27 June 1960.[2]

Very little now remains to show that this was once a busy country junction. The overbridge carrying Holdsworth Road at the northern end of the station still exists, with a flooded cutting stretching north from the bridge. The bridge walls show where the station access steps were.[3]

In March 2008 a planning application was submitted to redevelop the existing disused industrial buildings on the remaining unused railway land to build mixed use industrial units.[4]

Route
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pellon   L&YR and GN
Halifax High Level Railway		   Terminus
Ovenden   L&YR and GN
Queensbury Lines
Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway		   Queensbury

References
  1. Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
  2. Joy, David (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume VIII South and West Yorkshire. David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-11-9.
  3. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  4. "PROPOSED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT HOLMFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE HOLMFIELD HALIFAX DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT" (PDF). March 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
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