Clayton railway station (West Yorkshire)

For the station of the same name in Melbourne, Australia, see Clayton railway station, Melbourne.

Clayton
Location
Place	Clayton
Area	City of Bradford
Coordinates	53°46′51″N 1°48′58″W / 53.780950°N 1.816030°W / 53.780950; -1.816030Coordinates: 53°46′51″N 1°48′58″W / 53.780950°N 1.816030°W / 53.780950; -1.816030
Grid reference	SE122316
Operations
Original company	Bradford and Thornton Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
14 October 1878 (1878-10-14)	Station opened
23 May 1955 (1955-05-23)	Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Clayton railway station was on the Great Northern Railway lines to Bradford, Keighley and Halifax via Queensbury, collectively known as the Queensbury Lines. The station served the village of Clayton in West Yorkshire, England. The station had an island platform and a reasonable goods yard. The cutting and station site has been infilled and housed erected on the site. The Bradford portal of Clayton Tunnel has also been infilled. The station opened for passengewrs in 1878 and closed in 1955, but the goods yard and tunnel remained open as a through route to Thornton Station up until the early 1960s when it closed completely and the tracks were torn up.

External links

• Clayton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Queensbury		GN The Queensbury Lines		Great Horton