Ovenden railway station served the village of Ovenden in West Yorkshire, England. It was on the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway and closed in 1955. Because of the local area at Ovenden, the L&Y and the GN did not think it was important to have a nice station, so it was built of timber. However, it is the only station building which still exists, far outliving the stone buildings. Just along the line from Ovenden Station was Lee Bank Tunnel.[2]
Ovenden | |
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 Ovenden railway station platform building (right). The running lines were to the right of the platform building. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ovenden, Calderdale England |
| Coordinates | 53°44′25″N 1°52′27″W / 53.74022°N 1.87413°W |
| Grid reference | SE084271 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway |
| Post-grouping | Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 June 1881[1] | Opened |
| 23 May 1955 | Closed to passengers |
| 23 May 1955 | Closed completely |
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bridge | L&Y / GNR Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway |
Holmfield |
Calderdale Lines |
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Past, present and future
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References
edit- ^ "Station Name: Ovenden". Disused Stations Site Record. Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Wignall, C. J. (1985). Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer 1825–1985 (Revised ed.). Poole, Dorset: Oxford Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 0-86093-294-X.
- Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
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