Rishworth railway station

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]

Rishworth
Overgrown site of the former station in 2009
LocationRishworth, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53.6656°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

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


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