Ryhill Halt railway station

Ryhill Halt
Site of the former station in 2013
General information
LocationRyhill, City of Wakefield
England
Coordinates53°37′03″N 1°24′44″W / 53.617500°N 1.412300°W / 53.617500; -1.412300
Grid referenceSE389135
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLYR
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 June 1912 (1912-06-03)Station opened
10 September 1951Station closed

Ryhill Halt railway station in Ryhill, West Yorkshire, England was a small railway halt on the Dearne Valley Junction Railway, a branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway which connected it to the Dearne Valley Railway.[1] It was situated between Wakefield Kirkgate and Grimethorpe. It was opened for passenger traffic on 3 June 1912 and closed, along with others on the line on 10 September 1951.[2]

Another station, Ryhill, served the village on the GCR's Barnsley Coal Railway from 1882 to 1930, about half a mile to the north-west.

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 135, 140. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wakefield Kirkgate
Line closed, station open
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Dearne Valley Railway
  Grimethorpe Halt
Line and station closed