Elslack railway station

Elslack

Location of the former station
Location
Place Elslack
Area Craven
Coordinates 53°56′32″N 2°06′45″W / 53.9422°N 2.1126°W / 53.9422; -2.1126Coordinates: 53°56′32″N 2°06′45″W / 53.9422°N 2.1126°W / 53.9422; -2.1126
Grid reference SD927495
Operations
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1848 Opened
1952 Closed to passengers
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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53°56′32″N 2°06′45″W / 53.9422°N 2.1126°W / 53.9422; -2.1126

Elslack railway station once served the small village of Elslack in North Yorkshire, England. The station was built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway in 1848. It merged in to the Midland Railway in 1851 though some services were operated by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The station was closed in 1952.[1]

References

  1. Suggitt, Gordon (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. p. 75.


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Thornton-in-Craven   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
  Skipton
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