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Oxenhope
(1867 - 1962 1968)
Oxenhope village was not included in the Midland Railway's original plans for the branch line, with Haworth being the proposed terminus. However, a local mill owner successfully
campaigned for the railway to be extended to Oxenhope, and the station opened on April 13 1867 as the railway's terminus
As with the rest of the line's facilities, the Oxenhope station was closed in 1962 by British Rail due to road competition, but was re-opened when the line was preserved in 1968
The site complex now houses an exhibition shed, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, where some of the locomotives that are not currently used on the line are stored
Thanks to a £600,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2000, there is now also a 'running shed' used to store coaches normally used on service trains. It also has facilities for servicing coaches and provides a more hospitable environment for light maintenance
As with the rest of the line's facilities, the Oxenhope station was closed in 1962 by British Rail due to road competition, but was re-opened when the line was preserved in 1968
The site complex now houses an exhibition shed, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, where some of the locomotives that are not currently used on the line are stored
Thanks to a £600,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2000, there is now also a 'running shed' used to store coaches normally used on service trains. It also has facilities for servicing coaches and provides a more hospitable environment for light maintenance
