Ripponden and Barkisland railway station
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Ripponden and Barkisland railway station was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway on the Rishworth Branch
in 1878. Ripponden
is in Calderdale
, West Yorkshire
, England
. The Lancashire and Yorkshire railway was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway
on 1 January 1922, which became one of the constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
on grouping in 1923. The latter company closed the station to passengers on 8 July 1929 and BR ceased goods traffic in 1958 after which the line was dismantled.
The branch connected to the north with the terminus to the south.
Rishworth Branch
The Rishworth branch was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and linked with and served the villages of Triangle, Ripponden, Barkisland and Rishworth.-History:...
in 1878. Ripponden
Ripponden
Ripponden is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. It is the site of a Roman settlement, and there is a Roman Road over nearby Blackstone Edge, a rocky ridge of Millstone Grit...
is in Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The Lancashire and Yorkshire railway was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
on 1 January 1922, which became one of the constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
on grouping in 1923. The latter company closed the station to passengers on 8 July 1929 and BR ceased goods traffic in 1958 after which the line was dismantled.
The branch connected to the north with the terminus to the south.