Exploring the Former Eastwood (Yorks) Railway Station

Opened on January 1st, 1841, Eastwood Railway Station once bustled, serving the charming village of Eastwood, nestled between Hebden Bridge and Todmorden in West Yorkshire. A vital hub in its time, the station boasted a signal box, a level crossing, coal drops, and a goods passing loop – features that have, alas, all vanished with the passage of time.

Today, while the main access ramp from Burnley Road still serves as a pedestrian thoroughfare, the former vehicle level crossing has been reduced to a simple pedestrian crossing, offering a quieter route to Eastwood Lane.

The station played a crucial role in local transport for over a century, but the rise of trams and buses gradually led to a decline in passenger numbers. This shift ultimately led to its closure in December 1951. Though passenger services ceased, goods traffic continued for a few more years, lingering until the early 1960s.

The station buildings themselves stood as a testament to its history until the early 1970s. With the closure of the signal box, the remaining structures were eventually demolished and the site cleared, leaving only remnants of its former grandeur.

These evocative images, captured on May 4th, 2022, using a Nikon D3300 SLR, offer a glimpse into what remains of this once-thriving railway station, allowing us to connect with the echoes of its past. They invite us to imagine the trains chugging in and out, the passengers coming and going, and the vital role it played in the life of Eastwood.

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The remains of the former station buildings, the site was always tight on
space and the hillside was dug away to provide space for the buildings.
Its hard to imagine now that there were station buildings, a signal box, a
passing loop, coal delivery drops and 2 platforms all within this 
small area for a station.

The station access roads, these used to lead up to a level crossing that
past between the 2 stations platforms, these were staggered due to the
small area available. The only crossing now is for pedestrians.

Looking down the former access ramp and at the pedestrian crossing
that was once used by cars. This picture shows how tight the site
was to fit a station here.

Eastwood Lane runs above the station site, the road towards the
bottom left of the picture accesses the area around what was the station.

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