Lockwood railway station
Lockwood  |
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| Location |
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| Place |
Lockwood |
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| Local authority |
Kirklees |
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| Coordinates |
53°38′05″N 1°48′03″W / 53.634790°N 1.800800°W / 53.634790; -1.800800Coordinates: 53°38′05″N 1°48′03″W / 53.634790°N 1.800800°W / 53.634790; -1.800800 |
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| Grid reference |
SE132153 |
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| Operations |
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| Station code |
LCK |
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| Managed by |
Northern |
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| Number of platforms |
1 |
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| DfT category |
F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries |
| Annual rail passenger usage* |
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| 2004/05 |
18,558 |
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| 2005/06 |
 22,764 |
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| 2006/07 |
23,440 |
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| 2007/08 |
30,071 |
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| 2008/09 |
37,460 |
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| 2009/10 |
37,594 |
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| 2010/11 |
39,086 |
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| 2011/12 |
41,734 |
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| 2012/13 |
50,148 |
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| 2013/14 |
50,648 |
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| 2014/15 |
 49,940 |
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| Passenger Transport Executive |
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| PTE |
West Yorkshire (Metro) |
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| Zone |
5 |
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| History |
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| Key dates |
Opened 1 July 1850[1] (1 July 1850[2]) |
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National Rail – UK railway stations |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lockwood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
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UK Railways portal |
Kirklees South Lines |
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Legend
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Lockwood railway station is a railway station in Huddersfield, England. It is situated 1.5 miles (2 km) south of Huddersfield station on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield. It serves the Lockwood district of Huddersfield, and services are provided by Northern.
The station comprises a single side platform alongside the single-line of the railway, although the remains of a second platform alongside the site of the former second track (removed in 1989) are still visible.
To the south of the station, the line to Sheffield passes over the valley of the River Holme by an impressive 476 yards (435 m) long stone viaduct to Berry Brow. Below the 122 feet (37 m) high structure is the Huddersfield Rugby Union Club ground at Lockwood Park, which was formerly a Bass Brewery. The former Meltham branch line branched off the main line just before the viaduct. This line closed to passengers in 1949 and to freight in 1965. To the north, the route passes through a short tunnel then crosses another large viaduct across the River Colne before joining the main line at Springwood Junction.
Services
All services to the station are operated by Northern. There is an hourly service in both directions on Monday to Saturdays, and a two-hourly service on Sundays.
Accidents and incidents
- On 28 October 1913, a freight train became divided. The rear portion ran away and was derailed at the station.[3]
- In 1952, a rake of wagons ran away and was derailed by trap points at the station.[4]
- On 28 June 1958, a rake of four carriages ran away and were derailed by trap points at the station, crashing into the booking office.[5]
Gallery
| View looking north from platform |
| View looking south from platform |
| Viaduct over the Holme valley |
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References
- ↑ Bairstow, Martin (1993). The Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-08-2.
- ↑ Bairstow, Martin (1993). The Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-08-2.
- ↑ Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 14. ISBN 0-906899-37-0.
- ↑ Earnshaw, Alan (1993). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 8. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 25. ISBN 0-906899-52-4.
- ↑ Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 37. ISBN 0-906899-50-8.
External links
Media related to Lockwood railway station at Wikimedia Commons