Esholt railway station

Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England

53°51′39″N 1°43′52″W / 53.86076°N 1.73099°W / 53.86076; -1.73099Grid referenceSE177405Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates4 December 1876Opened28 October 1940Closed

Esholt railway station was a railway station on the Shipley to Guiseley line of the Midland Railway. It opened on 4 December 1876[1] along with Baildon station when the line was formally opened,[2] and closed on 28 October 1940.[3] The buildings remained after closure before being demolished in 1953.[4]

The station was listed for closure because it was losing £100 per year. A Bradford-based insurance broker, Mr Ben Ivinson, pulled the communication cord on a steam train from Bradford to Ilkley to try to get the train to halt in the station area. Mr Ivinson was protesting about the station's closure and the railway's response of there being a good enough bus service.[5]

References

  1. ^ "1875 to 1899". Bradford Timeline. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ Cobb, M. H. (2003). The railways of Great Britain - a historical atlas Volume 2. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 395. ISBN 0711030030.
  3. ^ Haigh, A J (2012). Railways in West Yorkshire - Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield and the West Riding. Express Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-901056-44-0.
  4. ^ Hall, Graham (2011). "Where There's Muck There's Brass - The Esholt Sewage Treatment Plant". The Bradford Antiquary. 3 (15): 50. ISSN 0955-2553.
  5. ^ Greenhalf, Jim (12 December 2012). "One-man protest over station closure". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Baildon
Line and station open 		  Midland Railway
Wharfedale Line 		  Guiseley
Line and station open