Elland railway station

Elland
265px Elland signal box, at the east end of the former location of Elland railway station.
Location
Place	Elland
Area	Calderdale
Coordinates
Grid reference	SE107215
Operations
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
5 October 1840 (1840-10-05)	Opened
1 August 1865	Resited
28 June 1962	Goods facilities withdrawn
10 September 1962	Closed
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Elland railway station served the town of Elland in West Yorkshire, England until 1962.

History

The station was originally opened on 5 October 1840 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway. It was resited 607 ft (185 m) east on 1 August 1865, by which time the line had become part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway which had taken over the Manchester and Leeds on 9 July 1847. Upon the grouping in 1923, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

Elland station closed to passengers on 10 September 1962. Goods facilities were withdrawn on 28 June 1962.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Greetland Line open, station closed		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Manchester and Leeds Railway		Brighouse Line and station open

Proposed reopening

Plans to reopen the station in 2000 (at the same time as Brighouse railway station) were cancelled due to lack of funds.

In 2006, Clayton Homes offered to build a station in return for planning permission for residential development. This did not materialise but Calderdale Council continued consulting on possible plans.

Reopening of the station, which could cost up to £3 million, is supported by the Halifax & District Rail Action Group and local campaign group "Give Elland a Rail Station". The most likely site for the station is near the Lowfields industrial and business park. As this site is remote from Elland town centre, park and ride facilities and a bus stop would need to be provided.

External links

• Proposed Elland Railway Station Development Brief on the Calderdale Council website
• Elland station, to the right, on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Calderdale Lines (Past, present and future)

Legend ( To Bradford ) ( To Bradford ) Queensbury Holmfield Bailiff Bridge Lightcliffe / Clifton Road Wheatley ( To Kirklees ) Ovenden Brighouse North Bridge Hipperholme Pellon Elland Power Station St Pauls Elland Halifax South Parade Greetland Shaw Syke Rochdale Road Halt Copley West Vale Stainland and Holywell Green Sowerby Bridge Watson's Crossing Halt Luddendenfoot Triangle Ripponden and Barkisland ( To Burnley ) Rishworth Portsmouth Mytholmroyd Cornholme Hebden Bridge Stansfield Hall Eastwood Todmorden Walsden ( To Rochdale )