Birstall Town railway station

Birstall Town railway station served the town of Birstall, West Yorkshire, in the historic county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1900 to 1953 on the Leeds New Line.

History
The station was opened as Upper Birstall on 1 October 1900 by the London and North Western Railway. It had a passenger subway nearby coal sidings. The station's name was changed to Birstall Town on 8 July 1935. Although the station closed on 1 August 1953, the railway still carried the Transpennine expresses until August 1965. Also, goods traffic finished on the same date - August 1965.

Redevelopment
The station area is now an industrial estate. West of the station, the Raikes Lane overbridge has since been bricked up. and the cutting west of the station has been filled in. Going east, the bridge over the A62 Gelderd Road was removed

The line from Birstall to Gildersome came very close now to the M62 Junction 27 Trading Estate, including Ikea, Showcase Cinemas, et al.