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Disused railway station in Ackworth, West Yorkshire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ackworth railway station was a railway station serving Ackworth in the English county of West Yorkshire.
Ackworth | |
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General information | |
Location | Ackworth, City of Wakefield England |
Coordinates | 53.65458°N 1.31347°W |
Grid reference | SE454177 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1879 | Station opens |
2 July 1951 | Station closes in effect |
After 21 July 1959 | Station closes officially |
The station was opened by the Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway, which became a joint railway between the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was then closed by British Railways.
Trains pass on the Dearne Valley line, but there is no longer a station at Ackworth.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Moorthorpe and South Kirkby |
LM&S / LNER Joint Line |
Pontefract Baghill |
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