Greetland railway station
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Greetland railway station was a railway station that served the village of Greetland
in West Yorkshire
, England
.
(which opened at the same time as the station), it also served as the junction station for the Stainland Branch
from its opening in 1875 until 1929. It was closed to passenger traffic on 8 September 1962.
The signal box seen in the picture was reopened in 2000 after a prolonged period of disuse but closed in August 2009 (along with its neighbour at ). By December 2009 it had been demolished. The junction and associated signalling is now operated from Healey Mills PSB.
Greetland
Greetland is a village in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is located west of nearby Elland and south of Halifax.-Local history:The village may have been the site of a Roman settlement named Cambodunum...
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
The station was originally opened as North Dean in July 1844. It was subsequently changed to North Dean and Greetland and then to Greetland in 1897. Situated near the junction of the main Calder Valley line and the steeply-graded branch towards HalifaxHalifax railway station
Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line and is west from .The station at Halifax is an example of a single island platform acting as two platforms. Platform 2 heads eastbound, towards Bradford while Platform 1 heads westbound...
(which opened at the same time as the station), it also served as the junction station for the Stainland Branch
Stainland Branch
The Stainland branch was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and linked Greetland with Stainland and Holywell Green. It served the villages of Greetland, West Vale, Holywell Green and Stainland.-History:...
from its opening in 1875 until 1929. It was closed to passenger traffic on 8 September 1962.
The signal box seen in the picture was reopened in 2000 after a prolonged period of disuse but closed in August 2009 (along with its neighbour at ). By December 2009 it had been demolished. The junction and associated signalling is now operated from Healey Mills PSB.
External links
- http://flickr.com/photos/thanoz/2933820371/ Greetland railway station, 1962