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Cullingworth railway station was a station on the Queensbury Lines which ran between Keighley, Bradford and Halifax. The station served the village of Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, England. It opened for passengers in 1884[1] and closed in May 1955.[2] Goods traffic continued until 1963, when the surviving line closed completely.[3]

Cullingworth
The site of the goods sidings in 2017
General information
LocationCullingworth, City of Bradford
England
Coordinates53.826260°N 1.903420°W / 53.826260; -1.903420
Grid referenceSE064366
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
7 April 1884 (1884-04-07)Station opened
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23)Station closed for passengers
11 November 1963closed for freight
Railway clearing house map showing lines south of Keighley in 1913
Railway clearing house map showing lines south of Keighley in 1913

The station was about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Wilsden railway station and was near to the 150-yard (140 m) long 9 arch Cullingworth Viaduct, which exists to this day.[4][5]


References


  1. Cobb, M H (2003). The railways of Great Britain : a historical atlas at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile vol. 2. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 395. ISBN 0-7110-3003-0.
  2. Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding; The Central Section. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 39. ISBN 9781840336573.
  3. "Disused Stations: Cullingworth Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. Cowland, Alex (15 March 2016). "Cullingworth village - past and present". cravenandvalleylifemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. Bairstow, Martin (1999). Great Northern railway in the West Riding. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 46. ISBN 1-871944-19-8.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wilsden   GN
Queensbury Lines		   Ingrow (East)


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