Shipley and Windhill railway station
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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. Their schemes - and the companies themselves - were taken up by the Great Northern Railway
, which built a line looping through the villages to the north-east of Bradford: from Laisterdyke
, through Eccleshill
, Idle
and Thackley
to Shipley.
The line was open to goods traffic on 4 May 1874, and to passengers on 18 January 1875.
The terminus of the new line was called Shipley and Windhill Station (According to Dewick, it was first Shipley (Great Northern) and then Shipley Bridge Street) or possibly Shipley East. The station was on the north side of Leeds Road, west of the Bradford Canal
, and less than 330 yards (301.8 m) from the existing Shipley Station
on the Midland Railway
. It was built to the same distinctive pattern as other stations on the line, with a short mitre-roofed tower in the centre.
Passenger service on the line ceased on 2 February 1931, and the passenger station closed, though goods traffic continued on the whole line until October 1964 and as far as Idle
until 1968.
The railway line is featured in Simon Ormondroyd's Windhill Tales, based on life in the area in 1964.
The station building survives: in 2005 it is occupied by several local businesses.
Shipley, West Yorkshire
Shipley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and north-west of Leeds....
, 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...
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. Their schemes - and the companies themselves - were taken up by 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....
, which built a line looping through the villages to the north-east of Bradford: from 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....
, through Eccleshill
Eccleshill railway station
Eccleshill railway station was a railway station in Eccleshill, 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...
, Idle
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...
and Thackley
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...
to Shipley.
The line was open to goods traffic on 4 May 1874, and to passengers on 18 January 1875.
The terminus of the new line was called Shipley and Windhill Station (According to Dewick, it was first Shipley (Great Northern) and then Shipley Bridge Street) or possibly Shipley East. The station was on the north side of Leeds Road, west of the Bradford Canal
Bradford Canal
The Bradford Canal was a English canal which ran from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Shipley into the centre of Bradford. It opened in 1774, and was closed in 1866, when it was declared to be a public health hazard. Four years later it reopened with a better water supply, and closed for the...
, and less than 330 yards (301.8 m) from the existing 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...
on the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
. It was built to the same distinctive pattern as other stations on the line, with a short mitre-roofed tower in the centre.
Passenger service on the line ceased on 2 February 1931, and the passenger station closed, though goods traffic continued on the whole line until October 1964 and as far as Idle
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...
until 1968.
The railway line is featured in Simon Ormondroyd's Windhill Tales, based on life in the area in 1964.
The station building survives: in 2005 it is occupied by several local businesses.