Cornholme railway station

Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England

53°43′56″N 2°08′00″W / 53.732164°N 2.133200°W / 53.732164; -2.133200Grid referenceSD913262Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey datesJuly 1878 (1878-07)Station opened26 September 1938 (1938-09-26)Station closed

Cornholme railway station served the village of Cornholme in West Yorkshire, England on the Copy Pit line. The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in July 1878[1] (nearly thirty years after the line itself) and closed by the LMS on 26 September 1938.[2] The line remains in use for passenger trains between York/Leeds and Blackpool, which run non-stop between Hebden Bridge and Burnley, and also for trains between Manchester and Blackburn, via Todmorden, utilising the reinstated Todmorden Curve.

With the re-opening of the Todmorden Curve, there is now a campaign to open a station again at Cornholme. The Campaign group CRAG (Cornholme Rail Action Group) have not stated where the new station would be located.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tuffrey, Peter (2011). West Yorkshire Railway Stations from Aberford to Yeadon. Stroud: Amberley. p. 37. ISBN 9781445603070.
  2. ^ Magill, Peter (27 June 2011). "Cornholme villagers bid for new rail station". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Full steam ahead for new station campaign". www.todmordennews.co.uk. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  • Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.

External links

  • Cornholme station (shown closed) on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Portsmouth
Line open, station closed
  L&YR
Copy Pit Line
  Stansfield Hall
Line open, station closed
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