Skelmanthorpe | |
Type: | Station on heritage railway |
Borough: | Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.5951°N -1.654°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Operator: | Whistlestop Valley |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway |
Pregroup: | London & North Western Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
Years: | 1 September 1879 |
Events: | opened |
Years1: | 24 January 1983 |
Events1: | closed |
Years2: | 26 December 1992 |
Events2: | reopened |
Skelmanthorpe railway station is a station in West Yorkshire, England, that was previously part of the national rail network, and is now a station on the minimum-gauge Whistlestop Valley.
The station was opened in 1879 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was on the company's branch line to Clayton West, which junctioned with the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway between and stations.