Spen Valley Jct. - Farnley Jct.
Date Closed to Passenger Services
2 Aug 1965
Mileage Closed
13m 36c*
Stations Closed
Battyeford (05/10/1953); Northorpe (Higher) (05/10/1953); Heckmondwike (Spen) (05/10/1953); Liversedge (Spen) (05/10/1953); Cleckheaton (Spen) (05/01/1953**); Gomersal (05/10/1953); Birstall (Town) (01/08/1951); Gildersome (LNW) (11/07/1921)
Services Operated
Huddersfield - Leeds City via Heckmondwike
Liverpool (Lime St.) - Hull/Newcastle
Timetable Reference
B1438 Jul 1953 540; BR(NE) 14 Jun 65 - 17 Apr 66 Table 22
Cobb Atlas Reference
384 19 20 - 396 27 30/31
Map
RCH Yorkshire District 1918
Further Notes
Local service withdrawn from Mon 05/10/1953 and remaining intermediate stations closed - C LNWR Ch..
**Cleckheaton (Spen) closed 05/01/1953, prior to the remaining stations, due to its light usage. It is not a misprint!
ACD - Mon 02/081965 - BLN 39; PNM 1980 p53.
Spen Valley Jct. - site of "connector jct." effectively RO 26/04/1970 (27/04/1970 - BLN 158 p87) with construction of new connection onto L&Y main line at Heaton Lodge East (down) Jct. thus using diveunder to avoid flat crossover across main line - The Leeds New Line LP171 OP p90.
*RCH Y 1918.
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