Birkenshaw and Tong | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Birkenshaw, Kirklees |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.7582°N -1.6875°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Great Northern Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Northern Railway |
Postgroup: | LNER |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 5 October 1953 |
Events1: | Closed to passengers |
Events2: | Closed completely |
Birkenshaw and Tong railway station served the village of Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, England from 1856 to 1964 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.
The station opened as Birkenshaw on 20 August 1856 by the Great Northern Railway. It was named Birkenshaw and Tong in late 1856. The station closed to passengers on 5 October 1953[1] and completely in 1964.[2]