Heritage railway stations · Yorkshire & the Humber
Halifax railway station
Also known as: Gorsaf reilffordd Halifax
Halifax railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Halifax railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Calder Valley line and is 17 miles (27 km) west from Leeds. Platform 2 is used by eastbound services towards Bradford and Leeds, while platform 1 accommodates westbound trains towards Brighouse, Huddersfield, Sowerby Bridge, Blackpool North and Manchester Victoria. The two routes divide about a mile south of the station at Dryclough Junction. To the east, the line also divided with the current line passing into Beacon Hill tunnel and a disused line via Halifax North Bridge to Ovenden, then going on to a junction at Holmfield with the Halifax High level line which had stations in Pellon and at St Paul's, Queens Road; and via Queensbury to Bradford and Keighley, for destinations in the North-West.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.7206, -1.8538
- Address
- Discovery Road, Halifax, HX1 2NE
- Phone
- +44 1422 330069
- Official site
- www.eureka.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2703979 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Halifax railway station (England) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Halifax railway station?
- Halifax railway station is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- Who owns Halifax railway station?
- Halifax railway station is owned by Northern.
- Is Halifax railway station a listed building?
- Halifax railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.