Ripponden and Barkisland | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Ripponden, Calderdale England |
| Coordinates | 53°40′26″N 1°56′16″W / 53.674024°N 1.937673°W |
| Grid reference | SE042197 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 August 1878 | Opened as Ripponden |
| 1 December 1891 | Name changed to Ripponden and Barkisland |
| 8 July 1929 | Closed to passengers |
| 1958 | closed completely |
Ripponden and Barkisland railway station was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway on the Rishworth branch in 1878 as Ripponden.[1] Ripponden is in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.[2] Its name was changed to Ripponden and Barkisland on 1 December 1891.[3] The Lancashire and Yorkshire railway was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922, which became one of the constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on grouping in 1923.[4] The latter company closed the station to passengers on 8 July 1929 and British Railways ceased goods traffic in 1958 after which the line was dismantled.[5]
The branch connected Sowerby Bridge to the north with the terminus Rishworth to the south.[6]
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- ^ "Ripponden & The Ryburn Valley Tourist Information". visitcalderdale.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: the central section Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 9781840336573.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2001) [1987]. The Manchester & Leeds Railway - the Calder Valley Line. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 3. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
- ^ Joy, David (1984) [1975]. South and West Yorkshire: the industrial West Riding (2 ed.). Newton Abbot: David Charles. p. 258. ISBN 0-9465-3711-9.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2001) [1987]. The Manchester & Leeds Railway - the Calder Valley Line. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 2. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.