Heckmondwike railway station

Heckmondwike railway station was one of two stations to serve the town of Heckmondwike, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the other being Heckmondwike Spen.

Heckmondwike Central
General information
Location	Heckmondwike, West Riding of Yorkshire England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
18 July 1848 (1848-07-18)	First station opened as Heckmondwike
9 August 1888	Resited
2 June 1924	Name changed to Heckmondwike Central
12 June 1961	Name changed back to Heckmondwike
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)	Closed

History

First station

Coordinates: 53.7041°N 1.6747°W / 53.7041; -1.6747
The first station was opened as Heckmondwike on 18 July 1848 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It had a goods yard and a station building. The station closed on 9 August 1888 and was resited.^[1]

Second station

Coordinates: 53.7045°N 1.6764°W / 53.7045; -1.6764
The station was resited to the west and opened as Heckmondwike on 9 August 1888. The goods yard was not moved from the original station. Its name was changed to Heckmondwike Central on 2 June 1924 but it was changed back to Heckmondwike on 12 June 1961 (As the other railway station in Heckmondwike, Heckmondwike Spen closed the previous year). It closed on 14 June 1965 but excursions later ran: one to Scarborough on 18 June 1978 and a working man's excursion to Morecambe on 17 June 1979. There was no platform by then so the work men had to use the steps to board the train.^[1]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Liversedge Line and station closed		Spen Valley Line Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway		Northorpe North Road Line and station closed
Liversedge Line and station closed		Ravensthorpe Branch Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway		Ravensthorpe Lower Line and station closed

v t e Railways in North Kirklees
Legend
Past, present and future
Great Northern Railway to Bradford Leeds New Line to Leeds Howden Clough Upper Batley to Leeds Birstall Town Birstall Carlinghow to Leeds Gomersal Chickenley Heath to Wakefield Batley Lancashire & Yorkshire Rly to Bradford Cleckheaton Central Cleckheaton Spen Liversedge Liversedge Spen Batley Carr Staincliffe and Batley Carr Heckmondwike Central Heckmondwike Spen Dewsbury Wellington Road Dewsbury Central Dewsbury Market Place Northorpe North Road Earlsheaton to Wakefield Ravensthorpe Lower Dewsbury Goods (NMR) Huddersfield Line to Wakefield Ravensthorpe original proposed Thornhill Northorpe Higher North Midland Railway to Royston and Notton Mirfield Battyeford Leeds New Line to Huddersfield Huddersfield Line to Huddersfield

Now

Sustrans with Kirklees Council have opened a cycle route, National Cycle Route 66, on the old railway track

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 221. OCLC 931112387.