Brockholes railway station
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Brockholes railway station serves the village of Brockholes, near Huddersfield
in West Yorkshire
. It lies 4.25 miles (7 km) away from on the Penistone Line
operated by Northern Rail
.
Trains passing between Brockholes and pass through a 1 miles (1.6 km) tunnel under Thurstonland
.
The station was formerly the junction for the Holmfirth Branch Line
, which was closed to passenger trains on 2 November 1959 and to goods trains in 1965.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. It lies 4.25 miles (7 km) away from on the Penistone Line
Penistone Line
The Penistone Line is operated by Northern Rail in the West Yorkshire Metro/ Travel South Yorkshire area of northern England. It connects Huddersfield and Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley, serving many rural communities...
operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
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Trains passing between Brockholes and pass through a 1 miles (1.6 km) tunnel under Thurstonland
Thurstonland
Thurstonland is a small rural village in the Civil Parish of Kirkburton of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of almost 400.Thurstonland urban district was created in 1894 and merged with Farnley Tyas urban district in 1925...
.
The station was formerly the junction for the Holmfirth Branch Line
Holmfirth Branch Line
The Holmfirth Branch Line is a disused railway line that ran for from Brockholes to Holmfirth, in West Yorkshire, England. The line was built as double track as there were plans to extend the line up the Holme Valley.-Construction:...
, which was closed to passenger trains on 2 November 1959 and to goods trains in 1965.