Sowerby Bridge railway station
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Sowerby Bridge railway station serves the town of Sowerby Bridge
in West Yorkshire
, England
. It lies on the Caldervale Line
4.5 miles (7 km) west of and 21 miles (34 km) west of Leeds.
, on a site further west (on the other side of the River Ryburn
) to the current site. Ahead of the opening of the Rishworth Branch
in the 1880s, a new station was built on the current site in 1876.
A major fire in 1978 resulted in the demolition of most of the buildings by British Rail
in 1980. New canopies were erected in 1981 on the remaining platforms, with a ticket office housed in the surviving wing of the 1870s station, however this closed in 1983 and the station is now unstaffed. In 2008, the former ticket office building was re-opened as a bar called the Jubilee Refreshment Rooms.
During the evenings and on Sundays, there is an hourly service each way to Manchester and to Leeds via Bradford.
and Rishworth
diverged, until its closure in 1958.
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge is a market town that lies within the Upper Calder Valley in the district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, in northern England.-Geography:Sowerby Bridge is situated on the edge of Halifax, about three miles from its centre...
in 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...
. It lies on the Caldervale Line
Caldervale Line
The Caldervale Line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool...
4.5 miles (7 km) west of and 21 miles (34 km) west of Leeds.
History
The original station was opened on 5 October 1840 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway CompanyManchester and Leeds Railway
The Manchester and Leeds Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting Manchester with Leeds via the North Midland Railway which it joined at Normanton....
, on a site further west (on the other side of the River Ryburn
River Ryburn
The River Ryburn is river in West Yorkshire, England. It flows through the villages of Rishworth, Ripponden and Triangle before flowing into the River Calder at Sowerby Bridge.-Course:...
) to the current site. Ahead of the opening of the Rishworth Branch
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 the 1880s, a new station was built on the current site in 1876.
A major fire in 1978 resulted in the demolition of most of the buildings by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
in 1980. New canopies were erected in 1981 on the remaining platforms, with a ticket office housed in the surviving wing of the 1870s station, however this closed in 1983 and the station is now unstaffed. In 2008, the former ticket office building was re-opened as a bar called the Jubilee Refreshment Rooms.
Services
There are two trains per hour in each direction from the station during the day, westbound to and Manchester Victoria and eastbound to . Since the 2008 timetable change, eastbound trains run alternately via Bradford Interchange and via and . Some peak hour services between and also call here.During the evenings and on Sundays, there is an hourly service each way to Manchester and to Leeds via Bradford.
Route
At Milner Royd Junction, approximately a quarter of a mile to the east the lines to Halifax and Brighouse diverge. To the west, the dismantled branch line to RippondenRipponden and Barkisland railway station
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...
and Rishworth
Rishworth railway station
Rishworth railway station was a railway station on the Rishworth Branch, built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, to serve the village of Rishworth in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1881 and closed to passenger services in 1929; goods traffic ceased in 1953.When open,...
diverged, until its closure in 1958.