Idle (L&BR) railway station
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Idle railway station was a short-lived station serving Idle
, near Bradford
.
It was built by the Leeds and Bradford Railway
in 1847, but it was closed the next year. It was located near the west entrance of the Thackley Tunnel
.
Later, in 1875 another Idle station
was built, on the Great Northern Railway
's Laisterdyke
—Shipley
line. The original station was actually very much closer to Thackley station
on this line than to Idle.
Idle, West Yorkshire
The village of Idle and its outskirts make up a mainly residential suburban area in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, in England. The area is loosely bordered by the areas of Eccleshill, Wrose, Thackley and Greengates, in the north east of the city....
, near Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
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It was built by the Leeds and Bradford Railway
Leeds and Bradford Railway
The Leeds and Bradford Railway was formed in 1843 to bring the railway to Bradford: the line opened on 1 July 1846. The company was always closely allied with the Midland Railway, and within ten years the L&BR had been absorbed into the Midland, and disappeared.-History:The line and the two...
in 1847, but it was closed the next year. It was located near the west entrance of the Thackley Tunnel
Thackley Tunnel
Thackley tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Airedale Line from Leeds to Shipley then on to Bradford or Skipton.Built in 1844/5, the tunnel is approximately long and cut through the prominent Thackley Hill to reduce travel time...
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Later, in 1875 another Idle station
Idle railway station
Idle railway station was a railway station in Idle, West Yorkshire, England.-History:During the 1860s, two small railway companies were formed to promote suburban railways in Bradford, the Bradford, Eccleshill and Idle Railway and the Idle and Shipley Railway...
was built, on the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
's Laisterdyke
Laisterdyke railway station
Laisterdyke railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.-History:The station was opened on 1 August 1854 as part of the Great Northern Railway Leeds to line.The station was closed to passengers on 4 July 1966....
—Shipley
Shipley and Windhill railway station
Shipley and Windhill railway station was a railway station in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England between 1875 and 1931.During the 1860s, two small railway companies were formed to promote suburban railways in Bradford, the Bradford, Eccleshill and Idle Railway and the Idle and Shipley Railway...
line. The original station was actually very much closer to Thackley station
Thackley railway station
Thackley railway station was a railway station in Thackley, West Yorkshire, England.-History:During the 1860s, two small railway companies were formed to promote suburban railways in Bradford, the Bradford, Eccleshill and Idle Railway and the Idle and Shipley Railway...
on this line than to Idle.