Cooper Bridge railway station

Cooper Bridge
Blocked entrance to former railway station, Cooper Bridge Road.
General information
LocationMirfield, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°W / 53.68487; -1.732
Grid referenceSE177209
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1840Station opens
20 February 1950Station closes
Location

Cooper Bridge was a railway station built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway to serve the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.[1]

History

Opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840 to serve Huddersfield, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, which at that time did not have a station of its own.[2]

It is sometimes wrongly claimed that the station was built for and by, the owner of Kirklees Hall the Armytage family, although they were in fact investors in the rival Huddersfield & Manchester Railway.[3]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Anderson, Robert (2000). Huddersfield Dewsbury and Batley (Railway Memories). Bellcode Books. ISBN 1-871233-13-5.
  3. ^ "Cooper Bridge Station, Clifton". Huddersfield Exposed.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Clifton Road   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pickle Bridge Line 		  Mirfield
Brighouse   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Calder Valley line 		 



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