Holmfield railway station
Holmfield | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 14 October 1878 | Opened |
| 23 May 1955 | Closed to passengers |
| 27 June 1960 | Closed completely |
Holmfield railway station is a closed
History
The station was opened by the
Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway due to land slips in the Halifax area. It became a through station with the opening of the line to Halifax on 1 September 1879 (goods) with passenger services not starting along the entire route until 1 December 1879. It became a junction with the opening of the Halifax High Level railway to St. Paul's (Halifax) on 5 September 1890. The station closed to passengers 23 May 1955 with goods facilities remaining via Queensbury until 28 May 1956 and via Halifax until 27 June 1960.[2]
Very little now remains to show that this was once a busy country junction. The overbridge carrying Holdsworth Road at the northern end of the station still exists, with a flooded cutting stretching north from the bridge. The bridge walls show where the station access steps were.[3]
In March 2008 a planning application was submitted to redevelop the existing disused industrial buildings on the remaining unused railway land to build mixed use industrial units.[4]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellon | Halifax High Level Railway
|
Terminus | ||
| Ovenden | Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
|
Queensbury |
References
- ISBN 1-871944-22-8.
- ISBN 0-946537-11-9.
- ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ "PROPOSED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT HOLMFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE HOLMFIELD HALIFAX DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT" (PDF). March 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2009.