Ovenden railway station explained

Ovenden
Status:Disused
Borough:Ovenden, Calderdale
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7402°N -1.8741°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
Pregroup:Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
Postgroup:Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
Years1:2 June 1881[1]
Events1:Opened
Years2:23 May 1955
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:23 May 1955
Events3:Closed completely

Ovenden railway station served the village of Ovenden in West Yorkshire, England. It was on the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway and closed in 1955. Because of the local area at Ovenden, the L&Y and the GN did not think it was important to have a nice station, so it was built of timber. However, it is the only station building which still exists, far outliving the stone buildings. Just along the line from Ovenden Station was Lee Bank Tunnel.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Ovenden. Disused Stations Site Record. Disused Stations. 1 July 2017.
  2. Book: Wignall, C. J.. Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer 1825–1985. Revised. 1985. Oxford Publishing. Poole, Dorset. 0-86093-294-X. 51.