Bowling railway station (England) explained

Bowling
Status:Disused
Borough:Bradford, City of Bradford
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7865°N -1.7373°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Years1:1 August 1854[1]
Events1:opened
Years2:1 February 1895
Events2:closed

Bowling railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was on the line connecting the Bradford Exchange - Low Moor line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway with the line of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) at Laisterdyke. It was opened by the GNR on 1 August 1854 and closed to passengers on 1 February 1895. The line remained open to freight until 4 May 1964. No trace remains of the station[1] which was located northeast of the bridge crossing Wakefield Road.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BOWLING JN - LAISTERDYKE (1¾ miles) . Lost Railways West Yorkshire . 16 March 2018.
  2. Yorkshire CCXVI.NE (includes: Bradford.) . 1895 . Ordnance Survey . 1:10560.