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
Station on heritage railway
Skelmanthorpe Station. The bridge carries Station Road over the Kirklees Light Railway.
LocationSkelmanthorpe, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53.59507°N 1.65397°W / 53.59507; -1.65397
Grid referenceSE230110
Operated byKirklees Light Railway
Platforms1
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1879opened
24 January 1983closed
26 December 1992reopened

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

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Shelley   Kirklees Light Railway   Cuckoos Nest
Disused railways
Shepley   L&YR
Clayton West branch
  Clayton West


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