Low Moor railway station
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Low Moor railway station was a station situated between Bradford Interchange and Halifax
on the Caldervale Line
, located close to Low Moor
, an area to the south of Bradford
, West Yorkshire
, England
. It also served the Spen Valley Line to Cleckheaton
.
Though the line is still open, the station was closed in June 1965 (at the same time as the Spen Valley route) and subsequently demolished. The land was later used for the Transperience
museum which was open briefly in the 1990s before closing.
's Route Utilisation Strategy for the North England region. This will provide the only station between Bradford Interchange and Halifax.
Metro had long-term plans to re-open the station by 2012. Originally, lack of capacity in the existing Caldervale Line Timetable meant that the station was put on hold, but this was addressed with a new timetable introduced in December 2009 and trackwork improvements at Mill Hill Junction outside of Bradford.
It was announced in June 2009 that £5.5 million funding was allocated for the station and that a detailed design plan and business case would be developed. There were completed in May 2010, confirming the stations location on Cleckheaton Road (Off New Works Road).
When completed the station will provide:
Following the general election in May 2010 and the Comprehensive Spending Review announcement in Autumn 2010 a further assessment of the West Yorkshire Strategic Programme of Schemes confirmed that the new station at Low Moor remained a key priority within the transport aspirations of West Yorkshire.
Public consultation for the scheme was held 18 and 19 November 2011.
Halifax railway station
Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line and is west from .The station at Halifax is an example of a single island platform acting as two platforms. Platform 2 heads eastbound, towards Bradford while Platform 1 heads westbound...
on the Caldervale Line
Caldervale Line
The Caldervale Line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool...
, located close to Low Moor
Low Moor, Bradford
Low Moor is a village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.- History :Before 1790 Low Moor was nothing but a hamlet where a small number of cottages housed a few handloom weavers who sold their produce in places like the Halifax Piece Hall...
, an area to the south of Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, 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....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It also served the Spen Valley Line to Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds...
.
Though the line is still open, the station was closed in June 1965 (at the same time as the Spen Valley route) and subsequently demolished. The land was later used for the Transperience
Transperience
Transperience was a short-lived museum of passenger transport located at Low Moor, in the south of Bradford, England. It opened in July 1995, but closed only 2 years later in October 1997, with debts of over £1 million.-Museum:...
museum which was open briefly in the 1990s before closing.
Re-opening plans
The plan to reopen Low Moor in December 2013 remains part of Network RailNetwork Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
's Route Utilisation Strategy for the North England region. This will provide the only station between Bradford Interchange and Halifax.
Metro had long-term plans to re-open the station by 2012. Originally, lack of capacity in the existing Caldervale Line Timetable meant that the station was put on hold, but this was addressed with a new timetable introduced in December 2009 and trackwork improvements at Mill Hill Junction outside of Bradford.
It was announced in June 2009 that £5.5 million funding was allocated for the station and that a detailed design plan and business case would be developed. There were completed in May 2010, confirming the stations location on Cleckheaton Road (Off New Works Road).
When completed the station will provide:
- Two trains an hour in both directions
- 100 space Park & Ride with dedicated Blue Badge Holder spaces
- CCTV
- Accessible platforms
- Passenger information displays and public address system
- Waiting shelters
- Direct access to the Spen Valley Greenway
Following the general election in May 2010 and the Comprehensive Spending Review announcement in Autumn 2010 a further assessment of the West Yorkshire Strategic Programme of Schemes confirmed that the new station at Low Moor remained a key priority within the transport aspirations of West Yorkshire.
Public consultation for the scheme was held 18 and 19 November 2011.
