Clayton West railway station is a station that was previously on the national rail network (until 1983) and now forms the eastern terminus of the Whistlestop Valley. It is situated in Clayton West, West Yorkshire, England. It is from Huddersfield, measured via Shepley.
History The Clayton West branch line to Clayton West from Shepley Junction was authorised by an act of Parliament on 11 June 1866. It was opened on 1 September 1879 and was built to double line standards, as so many of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway branch lines in this area were.
It was closed on 24 January 1983. The station reopened as part of the Whistlestop Valley heritage railway in 1991, and now forms the main station for the railway.
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External links Clayton West station on navigable 1947 O. S. map Kirklees light railway