Queensbury railway station
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Queensbury railway station was a station on The Queensbury Lines
serving the village of Queensbury
, West Yorkshire
, England
. The station was unusual due to its triangular shape, and at its opening the only other example of this arrangement was Ambergate station
in Derbyshire
; since then Shipley station
, also in West Yorkshire
, has gained platforms on all 3 sides. Of the stations on the Queensbury Lines, this was the most ambitious.
The station was located some distance away from the town itself, and at a considerably lower altitude; Queensbury is one of the highest settlements in England and the station was built at around 400 feet (121.9 m) lower than the village. Access was via a dimly-lit footpath. There were also 3 signal boxes at the station, one for each junction on the three station approaches (from Bradford
, Keighley
and Halifax
respectively).
The station was closed to passengers in 1955 and closed completely in 1963. Almost all of the station infrastructure has now been demolished.
The station at Queensbury has been filled in by inert landfill. The viaduct in the photograph has been demolished and nothing remains except a pile of rubble. The only real trace of the station is a little iron footbridge and the portal of Queensbury Tunnel. Clayton tunnel portal can be found in a large crater that has not been infilled just beyond the iron footbridge.
The Queensbury Lines
The Queensbury Lines were part of the Great Northern Railway in West Yorkshire, England. They opened in 1882 and closed in 1955, however goods trains continued to run until 1974 between Bradford Exchange and Horton Park Station....
serving the village of Queensbury
Queensbury, West Yorkshire
Queensbury is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Perched on a high vantage point above Clayton and Thornton and overlooking Bradford itself, Queensbury is one of the highest parishes in England, with fine views beyond the West Yorkshire conurbation to the...
, 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...
. The station was unusual due to its triangular shape, and at its opening the only other example of this arrangement was Ambergate station
Ambergate railway station
Ambergate railway station is a railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains Train operating company . It serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire...
in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
; since then Shipley station
Shipley railway station
Shipley railway station serves the town of Shipley in West Yorkshire, England.Train services are mostly commuter services between Leeds and Bradford, the Airedale Line , and the Wharfedale Line...
, also 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....
, has gained platforms on all 3 sides. Of the stations on the Queensbury Lines, this was the most ambitious.
The station was located some distance away from the town itself, and at a considerably lower altitude; Queensbury is one of the highest settlements in England and the station was built at around 400 feet (121.9 m) lower than the village. Access was via a dimly-lit footpath. There were also 3 signal boxes at the station, one for each junction on the three station approaches (from 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...
, Keighley
Keighley
Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth...
and Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
respectively).
The station was closed to passengers in 1955 and closed completely in 1963. Almost all of the station infrastructure has now been demolished.
The station at Queensbury has been filled in by inert landfill. The viaduct in the photograph has been demolished and nothing remains except a pile of rubble. The only real trace of the station is a little iron footbridge and the portal of Queensbury Tunnel. Clayton tunnel portal can be found in a large crater that has not been infilled just beyond the iron footbridge.