Ripponden and Barkisland railway station explained

Ripponden and Barkisland
Status:Disused
Borough:Ripponden, Calderdale
Country:England
Coordinates:53.674°N -1.9377°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:5 August 1878
Events:Opened as Ripponden
Years1:1 December 1891
Events1:Name changed to Ripponden and Barkisland
Years2:8 July 1929
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:1958
Events3:closed completely

Ripponden and Barkisland railway station was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway on the Rishworth branch in 1878 as Ripponden. Ripponden is in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Its name was changed to Ripponden and Barkisland on 1 December 1891. The Lancashire and Yorkshire railway was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922, which became one of the constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on grouping in 1923. The latter company closed the station to passengers on 8 July 1929 and British Railways ceased goods traffic in 1958 after which the line was dismantled.

The branch connected to the north with the terminus to the south.

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