Birstall Town railway station

Not to be confused with Birstall railway station (West Yorkshire).

Birstall Town railway station served the town of Birstall, West Yorkshire, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1900 to 1953 on the Leeds New Line.

Birstall Town
The site of the station in 1961
General information
Location	Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 October 1900 (1900-10-01)	Opened as Upper Birstall
8 July 1935	Name changed to Birstall Town
1 August 1953 (1953-08-01)	Closed

History

The station was opened as Upper Birstall on 1 October 1900 by the London and North Western Railway. It had a passenger subway nearby coal sidings. The station's name was changed to Birstall Town on 8 July 1935. Although the station closed on 1 August 1953, the railway still carried the Transpennine expresses until August 1965. Also, goods traffic finished on the same date - August 1965.

Redevelopment

The station area is now an industrial estate. West of the station, the Raikes Lane overbridge has since been bricked up. and the cutting west of the station has been filled in. Going east, the bridge over the A62 Gelderd Road was removed

The line from Birstall to Gildersome came very close now to the M62 Junction 27 Trading Estate, including Ikea, Showcase Cinemas, et al.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Gildersome Line and station closed		Leeds New Line London and North Western Railway		Gomersal Line and station closed