Battyeford railway station

Battyeford
Battyeford
	Site of Battyeford railway station, to the right of the A644.
General information
Location	Battyeford, Kirklees; England
Coordinates	53°40′39″N 1°42′14″W / 53.6776°N 1.7039°W
Grid reference	SE196201
Platforms	2
Bus routes
Railways in North Kirklees
Past, present and future
	Great Northern Railway
	to Bradford
	Leeds New Line
	to Leeds
	Lancashire & Yorkshire Rly
	to Bradford
	Huddersfield Line
	to Wakefield
	original
	proposed
	North Midland Railway
	to Royston and Notton
	Leeds New Line
	to Huddersfield
	Huddersfield Line
	to Huddersfield
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 October 1900	Station opened as "Battyeford and Mirfield"
2 May 1910	Station renamed "Battyeford"
5 October 1953	Station closed
Location
Location

Battyeford railway station served the village of Battyeford in West Yorkshire, England.

History

Built by the London and North Western Railway and opened in 1900^[3], the Leeds New Line linked Huddersfield and Leeds via the Spen Valley.^[4] It diverged from the existing LNWR line at Heaton Lodge Junction and passed under the L&YR Manchester Leeds line^[5] before crossing the River Calder on a girder bridge and continuing onto the Battyeford viaduct. Battyeford station was situated at the northern end of the viaduct, with the platforms extending onto the span over Huddersfield road (now the A644). A large goods yard and shed were situated on the Leeds side of the station.

The station has been demolished, with only the embankment north of the A644 remaining. The goods yard has been used for new housing (Littlemore Grove).^[6]

References

^ "Minute No. 6359". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 2 July 1910. (Unpublished).
^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 73
^ "Battyeford Railway Station - A Historic Site In Mirfield | Yorkshire.com". www.yorkshire.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
^ "Leeds New Line 1". lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
^ Joy, David (1984). South and West Yorkshire: the industrial West Riding. A regional history of the railways of Great Britain (2., rev. ed.). Newton Abbot: David Charles. ISBN 978-0-946537-11-2.
^ "CHRIS METCALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Bradley		LNWR Leeds New Line		Northorpe Higher

[RCH-6359-1] "Minute No. 6359". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 2 July 1910. (Unpublished).

[2] Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 73

[3] "Battyeford Railway Station - A Historic Site In Mirfield | Yorkshire.com". www.yorkshire.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[4] "Leeds New Line 1". lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[5] Joy, David (1984). South and West Yorkshire: the industrial West Riding. A regional history of the railways of Great Britain (2., rev. ed.). Newton Abbot: David Charles. ISBN 978-0-946537-11-2.

[6] "CHRIS METCALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

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