Ackworth railway station
Ackworth | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Ackworth, City of Wakefield England |
| Coordinates | 53°39′16″N 1°18′48″W / 53.65458°N 1.31347°W |
| Grid reference | SE454177 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1879 | Station opens |
| 2 July 1951 | Station closes in effect |
| After 21 July 1959 | Station closes officially |
Ackworth railway station was a railway station serving Ackworth in the English county of West Yorkshire.
History
[edit]The station was opened in 1879 by the Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway, which became a joint railway between the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923.[1] The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was closed by British Railways to passengers in July 1951, but official closure was not completed until 21 July 1959.[2]
Site today
[edit]Trains pass on the Dearne Valley line, but there is no longer a station at Ackworth.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the railway companies of Great Britain. Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador. p. 551. ISBN 978-1785893-537.
- ^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: the central section Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 9781840336573.
- ^ Body, Geoffrey (1985). Railways of the Eastern Region. Wellingborough: P. Stephens. p. 167. ISBN 0850597129.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Service
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorthorpe and South Kirkby |
LM&S / LNER Joint Line |
Pontefract Baghill | ||