The Caldervale Line is the name given to rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. These services are operated by Northern trains: its destinations include the following: Metro is the title adopted by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority and Executive in England, made up of councillors from the five local councils: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Northern Rail is the new name of the passenger rail franchise operating local services in the North of England. ...

• Leeds/Bradford - Halifax
• Leeds/Bradford - Halifax - Huddersfield
• Leeds/Bradford - Halifax - Rochdale - Manchester Victoria
• Leeds/Bradford - Halifax - Burnley - Blackburn - Preston - Blackpool in north-west England.

MetroCards are available on the route to Walsden, near the border of West Yorkshire, south of Todmorden. Location within the British Isles Bradford is the major settlement in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, in the north of England in the county of West Yorkshire. ... Halifax is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, northern England, with a population of about 90,000. ... Huddersfield viewed from Castle Hill Location within the British Isles Huddersfield is a town in the county of West Yorkshire in England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... This article is about the English town. ... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... The Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Todmorden is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, southwest of Hebden Bridge, It is part of Calderdale local council. ...

The route

General notes

Before the 1923 Grouping the first section of the line (Leeds - Bradford) was owned by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) ; a section of the route leading into Huddersfield by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR); and the entire remainder by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway L&YR), which had become linked with the LNWR. The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping forcibly merged British railway companies into The Big Four, as of 1st January 1923. ... A separate article covers the Great Northern Railway in the USA and the Great Northern Railway in Ireland. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a pre-grouping (1923) British railway company. ...

For the section between Halifax and Burnley the line uses the valley of the River Calder, thus giving the services their name; it also follows the Rochdale Canal from Todmorden into Manchester. Since the route crosses the Pennines, there are many tunnels to negotiate en route. The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, England. ... The Rochdale Canal is a canal in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, UK. The canal runs between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire where it connects with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ...

The route description follows: for the initial section of the route: see article Leeds and Bradford Lines.

Bradford - Halifax

Many stations on this route have been closed all stops opened are in bold: original places served, and notes on the route:

• • Bowling was named Bowling Junction for its link with the GNR at this point
  • here is Bowling Tunnel 1648 yds (1483m)
  • Low Moor also a junction with GNR. Station maybe reopening in the future.
  • here was a triangular junction for the L&YR line to Dewsbury
  • here are two tunnels: New Furnace Tunnel and Wyke Tunnel
  • Wyke & Norwood Green
  • here is junction for a line to Huddersfield: now closed, there was one station for Bailiff Bridge
  • Lightcliffe
  • here is Lightcliffe Tunnel
  • Hipperholme
  • here is Beacon Hill Tunnel 1105 yds (995m)
  • Halifax
• All the services on the Caldervale line serve Halifax. The main line continues:

Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Halifax is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, northern England, with a population of about 90,000. ...

Halifax - Huddersfield

• • Brighouse
  • Huddersfield

// Overview Brighouse Coat of Arms Brighouse is the second largest town in the metropolitan district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Huddersfield viewed from Castle Hill Location within the British Isles Huddersfield is a town in the county of West Yorkshire in England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ...

Halifax - Manchester Victoria

Many stations on this route have been closed (or are not served by the Caldervale Line trains): original stations served:

• • here was the triangular junction for the line via Mirfield to Dewsbury; the former Brighouse station was on this line
  • here is Bank House Tunnel
  • here was Copley station
  • the line now turns west into the Calder valley
  • Sowerby Bridge
  • here was Luddendenfoot station
  • Mytholmroyd
  • Hebden Bridge
  • here is Weasal Hall Tunnel
  • here was Eastwood station
  • here are: Castle Hill Tunnel; Horsfall Tunnel; and Millwood Tunnel
  • Hall Royd Junction: here the trains on the Blackpool service turn northwestward, following the Calder valley (see below)
  • Todmorden here the line takes a southward direction, in the same valley as the Rochdale Canal
  • Walsden: here the line crosses into the Rochdale District of Greater Manchester
  • after Winterbutlee Tunnel follows Summit Tunnel, at 2885 yds (2597m) the longest on the L&YR lines
  • Littleborough
  • Smithy Bridge
  • Rochdale: junction for two lines: to Bacup (closed to passengers 16 June 1947) and to Oldham
  • Castleton: junction for a line to Bury
  • Middleton Junction junction for two lines: Middleton branch; and Oldham (both closed)
  • Moston
  • Newton Heath
  • Miles Platting
  • Manchester Victoria

Mirfield is a town in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. ... Sowerby Bridge is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, southwest of Halifax, at the junction between the Rochdale Canal and the Calder and Hebble Navigation, and on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Mytholmroyd is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Hebden Bridge and west of Halifax. ... Hebden Bridge from the south Hebden Bridge is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, west of Halifax, at the junction of River Calder and Hebden Water. ... Eastwood is the name of several places: Eastwood, New South Wales a suburb of Sydney Eastwood, Essex a suburb in England Eastwood, Nottinghamshire a town in England Eastwood, Scotland a district formerly in Strathclyde Eastwood, Syracuse a neighborhood in Syracuse See also: Clint Eastwood, American movie actor. ... Todmorden is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, southwest of Hebden Bridge, It is part of Calderdale local council. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of Manchester. ... This article is about the English town. ... This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Location within the British Isles Mumps Bridge, Oldham Oldham is a large town in North West England, on the north-eastern edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... Middleton is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Middleton, Aberdeenshire Middleton, Angus Middleton, Argyll Middleton, Ayrshire Middleton, County Durham Middleton, Cumbria Middleton, Derbyshire Middleton, Dunbartonshire Middleton, Essex Middleton, Greater Manchester Middleton, Hampshire Middleton, Herefordshire Middleton, Isle of Wight Middleton, Lancashire Middleton, Midlothian Middleton, Milton Keynes Middleton, Moray... Location within the British Isles Mumps Bridge, Oldham Oldham is a large town in North West England, on the north-eastern edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation. ... Moston,a district of Manchester,lies around 4 miles north of the City Centre. ... Newton Heath is an area of Greater Manchester, famous primarily for two things: The birthplace of Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club (est. ... The area of Miles Platting, found in inner North Manchester was intensively developed in the 19th century providing homes for the industrial workforce. ... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ...

Blackpool route

Trains continue up the Calder valley to Burnley and Blackburn; it also runs parallel with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from Burnley. The section from Todmorden to Burnley was opened by the L&YR on 12 November 1849; the Blackburn to Preston section on 1 June 1846. Many stations on this route have been closed (or are not served by the Caldervale Line trains): original stations served and other notes on the route: Location within the British Isles. ... Location within the British Isles. ... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

• • Hall Royd Junction: see above; there are now no stations on the route before Burnley; stations once served, and notes on the route:
  • Stansfield Hall
  • here is Kitsonwood Tunnel
  • Cornholme station closed to all traffic 26 September 1938
  • Portsmouth
  • Towneley: serving the nearby Towneley Hall
  • 'Burnley Manchester Road' station: there were also Burnley Barracks and Burnley Central
  • Rose Grove
  • here was the Rose Grove Junction for the alternative route to Blackburn via Padiham {closed to passengers 2 December 1957)
  • Hapton
  • Huncoat
  • Accrington
  • here was the triangular junction for the line to Bury (line closed)
  • Church & Oswaldtwistle
  • Rishton
  • here was the other end of the line from Burnley at Great Harwood Junction
  • Blackburn: junction of the line to Bolton
  • Mill Hill
  • Cherry Tree
  • here was the L&YR/LNWR joint line (the Lancashire Union Joint Railway to Chorley and the West Coast Route) opened 1 November 1869 (now closed)
  • Pleasington
  • Bamber Bridge
  • here were further junctions: one the through route to Southport
  • Preston: the joint LNWR/L&YR station on the West Coast Route
  • Lea Road
  • Salwick
  • Kirkham & Wesham
  • here were junctions: for the direct route to Blackpool; and the coast route via Lytham St Annes on Sea
  • Singleton
  • Poulton le Fylde
  • here was the junction for Fleetwood
  • Bispham
  • Blackpool North was named Talbot Road

Location within the British Isles. ... Padiham is a small town on the River Calder amid the hills of north-east Lancashire, England, situated approximately three miles to the west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill. ... Arms of Accrington Borough Council Accrington, in the County of Lancashire, is a small former mill town in the industrial north-west of England. ... Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... Location within the British Isles. ... This page is about the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ... Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston. ... Map sources for Southport at grid reference SD3317 Southport is a seaside town in the north west of England. ... This article is about Preston in Lancashire, England. ... Map sources for Kirkham, Lancashire at grid reference SD426321 Kirkham, or Kirkam-in-Amounderness is a town in Fylde area of Lancashire, England, between Blackpool and Preston. ... Lytham St Annes is a town in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. ... Map sources for Fleetwood at grid reference SD333479 Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, lying at the northern end of the Fylde peninsula. ... The Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ...

External links

• West Yorkshire Metro