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Northorpe Higher railway station

Coordinates: 53°41′01″N 1°40′36″W / 53.6836°N 1.6766°W / 53.6836; -1.6766
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Northorpe Higher
Bridge abutments on the site of the former station
General information
LocationNorthorpe, West Yorkshire, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53°41′01″N 1°40′36″W / 53.6836°N 1.6766°W / 53.6836; -1.6766
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1900Station opens
11 July 1921destroyed by fire
1921rebuilt as Northorpe Higher
5 October 1953[1]Station closes
Leeds New Line
Gildersome East
Gildersome tunnel
Birstall Town
Gomersal
Gomersal tunnel
Cleckheaton Spen
Liversedge Spen
Heckmondwike Spen
Northorpe Higher
Battyeford

Northorpe Higher railway station served the Northorpe area of Mirfield, in West Yorkshire, England.

History

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Northorpe Station was situated on the north side of Shillbank Lane, with the platforms, buildings and covered access stairs being built from wood. On 11 July 1921 a passing Huddersfield goods train started a grass fire at around 6 p.m., which spread to the station buildings, destroying them and damaging the track when the canopy fell. The station was replaced the same year with Northorpe Higher station, this time south of the overbridge over Shillbank Lane.[2]

The station was closed to passengers on 5 October 1953.

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 344
  2. ^ "Mirfield's Railways". Retrieved 23 January 2011.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Battyeford   LNWR
Leeds New Line
  Heckmondwike Spen