Skelmanthorpe railway station
Skelmanthorpe railway station is a station in West Yorkshire, Northern England, that was previously part of the national rail network, and is now a station on the minimum-gauge Kirklees Light Railway.
Skelmanthorpe | |
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| Station on heritage railway | |
 Skelmanthorpe Station. The bridge carries Station Road over the Kirklees Light Railway. | |
| Location | Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees England |
| Coordinates | 53.59507°N 1.65397°W |
| Grid reference | SE230110 |
| Operated by | Kirklees Light Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1879 | opened |
| 24 January 1983 | closed |
| 26 December 1992 | reopened |
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History
The station was opened in 1879 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was on the company's 3.5 miles (5.6 km) branch line to Clayton West, which junctioned with the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway between Shepley and Denby Dale stations.
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080612172729/http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com/content/home.php
- http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/skelmanthorpe/
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Shelley | Kirklees Light Railway | Cuckoos Nest | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Shepley | L&YR Clayton West branch |
Clayton West | ||
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