Shelley railway station explained

Shelley
Type:Station on heritage railway
Borough:Shelley, Kirklees
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5873°N -1.6855°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Operator:Whistlestop Valley
Platforms:1
Years:May 1997[1]
Events:opened

Shelley railway station forms the western terminus of the Whistlestop Valley and serves the village of Shelley, West Yorkshire. England. There was never a station here on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

History

The original standard gauge line was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway as part of their branch line from Clayton West Junction on the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (between and) to . The trackbed was later rebuilt by the Kirklees Light Railway, now known as Whistlestop Valley as a minimum gauge railway.

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.whistlestopvalley.co.uk/klr