Kippax railway station
Kippax railway station | |||||
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Station Lane, Great Preston, looking north. The station was on the right hand side. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kippax, City of Leeds England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°45′41″N 1°23′12″W / 53.7614°N 1.3868°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE405296 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 8 April 1878 | Opened to goods | ||||
| 4 April 1878 | Opened to passengers | ||||
| 22 January 1951 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 30 September 1963 | Closed to goods | ||||
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Kippax railway station was a railway station on the Castleford–Garforth line in West Yorkshire, England. The station opened in 1878 and closed to passengers in 1951, although the line remained open for a further 18 years for diversions and goods traffic.