St. Paul's railway station (Halifax) explained

St. Paul's
Status:Disused
Borough:Halifax, Calderdale
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7183°N -1.8817°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Halifax High Level Railway
Pregroup:Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway
Years1:5 September 1890
Events1:Opened
Years2:1 January 1917
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:27 June 1960
Events3:Closed completely

St. Paul's railway station, also known as Halifax St. Paul's, served the St. Paul's area of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England on the Halifax High Level Railway.

History

It was one of two stations on the short lived Halifax High Level Railway, which was built to serve the west side of Halifax. The station opened on 5 September 1890. The line had been originally been proposed to go straight through to Huddersfield however the plan was abandoned in 1887. The line did not have many passengers as those who wanted to travel to Huddersfield had a 5miles and an extra journey time of 30 minutes to get there. The branch and its two stations closed to passengers on 1 January 1917 as a wartime economy measure.[1] The branch closed to goods on 27 June 1960 along with the line from to .

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Bairstow, Martin . 1987 . The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line . Martin Bairstow . . 28 . 1-871944-22-8.