Upton and North Elmsall railway station
Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Upton and North Elmsall railway station, was a railway station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&B) in Yorkshire, England. The station served the villages of Upton and North Elmsall, (both now in the Wakefield District of West Yorkshire). The station closed completely in 1959 and the track was lifted in 1967, however, in 2020, a proposal was forwarded to reinstate over 2 miles (3.2 km) of line for a new heritage railway.
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Upton and North Elmsall | |
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General information | |
Location | City of Wakefield England |
Coordinates | 53.611°N 1.286°W / 53.611; -1.286 |
Grid reference | SE475130 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Hull and Barnsley Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
27 July 1885 | Station opened |
1 January 1932 | Station closed to passengers |
1959 | Station closed to goods |
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