Lockwood railway station

Lockwood
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Location
Place	Lockwood
Local authority	Kirklees
Coordinates
Grid reference	SE132153
Operations
Station code	LCK
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	18,558
2005/06	22,764
2006/07	23,440
2007/08	30,071
2008/09	37,460
2009/10	37,594
2010/11	39,086
2011/12	41,734
2012/13	50,148
2013/14	50,648
2014/15	49,940
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	5
History
Key dates	Opened 1 July 1850 (1 July 1850)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lockwood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Kirklees South Lines

Legend To Heckmondwike To Dewsbury and Wakefield To Calderdale Cooper Bridge Bradley Deighton1982 station Deighton 1871–1930 Kirkheaton Newtown goods Huddersfield Fenay Bridge and Lepton Longwood and Milnsbridge Lockwood Golcar Kirkburton Netherton Berry Brow Slaithwaite Healey House Meltham Honley Marsden Brockholes To Saddleworth Thongsbridge Stocksmoor Holmfirth Shepley Denby Dale Shelley To Penistone Skelmanthorpe Cuckoos Nest Clayton West

Lockwood railway station is a railway station in Huddersfield, England. It is situated 1.5 miles (2 km) south of Huddersfield station on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield. It serves the Lockwood district of Huddersfield, and services are provided by Northern Rail.

The station comprises a single side platform alongside the single-line of the railway, although the remains of a second platform alongside the site of the former second track (removed in 1989) are still visible.

To the south of the station, the line to Sheffield passes over the valley of the River Holme by an impressive 476 yards (435 m) long stone viaduct to Berry Brow. Below the 122 feet (37 m) high structure is the Huddersfield Rugby Union Club ground at Lockwood Park, which was formerly a Bass Brewery. The former Meltham branch line branched off the main line just before the viaduct. This line closed to passengers in 1949 and to freight in 1965. To the north, the route passes through a short tunnel then crosses another large viaduct across the River Colne before joining the main line at Springwood Junction.

Services

All services to the station are operated by Northern Rail. There is an hourly service in both directions on Monday to Saturdays, and a two-hourly service on Sundays.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Berry Brow		Northern Rail Penistone Line		Huddersfield
	Disused railways
Netherton Line and station closed		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Meltham branch line		Huddersfield Line and station open

Accidents and incidents

• On 28 October 1913, a freight train became divided. The rear portion ran away and was derailed at the station.
• In 1952, a rake of wagons ran away and was derailed by trap points at the station.
• On 28 June 1958, a rake of four carriages ran away and were derailed by trap points at the station, crashing into the booking office.

Gallery

View looking north from platform View looking north from platform  View looking south from platform View looking south from platform  The station exit The station exit  Viaduct over the Holme valley Viaduct over the Holme valley

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Lockwood railway station from National Rail
• Map sources for Lockwood railway station