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Holmfirth
General information
LocationHolmfirth, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53°34′25″N 1°46′58″W / 53.5735°N 1.7828°W / 53.5735; -1.7828
Grid referenceSE145085
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHuddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1850opened
2 November 1959closed (passengers)[1]
3 May 1965closed

Holmfirth railway station is a former railway station that served the town of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, England.

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 230. OCLC 931112387.

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