Watson's Crossing Halt railway station

Watson's Crossing Halt
General information
LocationSowerby Bridge, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53°42′10″N 1°54′59″W / 53.7027°N 1.9163°W / 53.7027; -1.9163
Grid referenceSE058230
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1907opened
8 July 1929closed

Watson's Crossing Halt was a halt on the Rishworth branch, in West Yorkshire, England built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was located just west of Watson Mill Lane, named after a nearby woollen mill.[1]

History

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The halt was opened to serve the new motor railcar service in 1907 which was introduced on this line and the neighbouring Stainland Branch in response to growing competition from trams.[2] When open, services ran to Sowerby Bridge heading north, and to Rishworth heading south.[3]

Route

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Triangle   L&YR
Rishworth branch
  Sowerby Bridge

References

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  1. ^ Yorkshire CCXXX.15 (Map). Ordnance Survey. 1919.
  2. ^ "Railway Ramblers; L&YR SOWERBY BRIDGE - RISHWORTH". Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.