Battyeford railway station

Battyeford
Site of Battyeford railway station, to the right of the A644.
General information
LocationBattyeford, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53°40′39″N 1°42′14″W / 53.6776°N 1.7039°W / 53.6776; -1.7039
Grid referenceSE196201
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 October 1900Station opened as "Battyeford and Mirfield"
2 May 1910Station renamed "Battyeford"[1]
5 October 1953[2]Station closed
Location
Leeds New Line
to Leeds
to Batley
 Gildersome East
Great Northern Railway
to Bradford │ to Morley
Gildersome tunnel
Great Northern Railway
to Bradford │ to Batley
 Birstall Town
Gomersal
Gomersal tunnel
 Cleckheaton Spen
Liversedge Spen
Heckmondwike Spen
Spen Valley Line
Ravensthorpe branch
Spen Valley Line
Mirfield branch
 Northorpe Higher
Battyeford
Huddersfield line
to Dewsbury
Calder Valley line
Huddersfield line
to Huddersfield

Battyeford railway station served the village of Battyeford in West Yorkshire, England.

History

Built by the London and North Western Railway and opened in 1900,[3] the Leeds New Line linked Huddersfield and Leeds via the Spen Valley.[4] It diverged from the existing LNWR line at Heaton Lodge Junction and passed under the L&YR Manchester Leeds line[5] before crossing the River Calder on a girder bridge and continuing onto the 193 yards (176 m) Battyeford viaduct.[6] Battyeford station was situated at the northern end of the viaduct, with the platforms extending onto the span over Huddersfield road (now the A644). A goods yard and shed were situated on the Leeds side of the station.[7] The station was 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Huddersfield, and 14.25 miles (22.93 km) south of Leeds.[8]

The station closed to passenger traffic in October 1953,[9] and the structure has been demolished, with only the embankment north of the A644 remaining. The line remained open for through traffic for almost twelve more years, finally closing completely in August 1965.[10] The goods yard has been used for new housing (Littlemore Grove).[11]

References

  1. ^ "Minute No. 6359". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 2 July 1910. (Unpublished).
  2. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 73
  3. ^ "Battyeford Railway Station - A Historic Site In Mirfield | Yorkshire.com". www.yorkshire.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Leeds New Line 1". lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ Joy, David (1984). South and West Yorkshire: the industrial West Riding. A regional history of the railways of Great Britain (2., rev. ed.). Newton Abbot: David Charles. ISBN 978-0-946537-11-2.
  6. ^ Anderson, Robert (2000). Railway memories No. 13; Huddersfield, Dewsbury & Batley. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 52. ISBN 1-871233-13-5.
  7. ^ "Mirfield and Battyeford". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  8. ^ Bairstow, Martin (1984). The Leeds, Huddersfield & Manchester Railway; the Standedge Line. Pudsey: Bairstow. p. 72. ISBN 0-90243830-1.
  9. ^ Haigh, A. (1974). "Appendix 2: closure dates of West Yorkshire railway passenger stations". Railways in West Yorkshire. Clapham: Dalesman. p. 94. ISBN 0-85206-225-7.
  10. ^ Anderson, Robert (2000). Railway memories No. 13; Huddersfield, Dewsbury & Batley. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 19. ISBN 1-871233-13-5.
  11. ^ "CHRIS METCALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bradley   LNWR
Leeds New Line 		  Northorpe Higher
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