Cleckheaton | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.7249°N -1.7038°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | London and North Western Railway |
Pregroup: | London and North Western Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland Region) |
Events: | Opened as Cleckheaton |
Years1: | 2 June 1924 |
Events1: | Name changed to Cleckheaton Spen |
Events2: | Closed |
Cleckheaton Spen railway station served the town of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, from 1900 to 1953 on the Leeds New Line. It is one of two disused stations in Cleckheaton, the other being Cleckheaton Central.
The station was opened as Cleckheaton on 1 October 1900 by the London and North Western Railway. It had a large goods yard with a cattle dock and a warehouse. Access was controlled by two signal boxes.[1] The station's name was changed to Cleckheaton Spen on 2 June 1924. It closed on 5 January 1953, except for occasional excursions.[2]