Castleford–Garforth line

Castleford–Garforth line
Castleford–Garforth line
	Castleford Viaduct across the River Aire
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	West Yorkshire, England
Termini	Garforth; Castleford;
Stations	5
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	North Eastern Railway; London North Eastern Railway; British Rail
History
Opened	8 April 1878
Closed	1998 (complete closure)
Technical
Line length	6.3 mi (10.1 km)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Castleford–Garforth line was a single-track railway line in West Yorkshire, England, connecting Castleford with Garforth east of Leeds. The route was developed to allow coal to be transported from the area, though a passenger service was operated between 1878 and 1951. Initially promoted by Leeds, Castleford and Pontefract Junction Railway, it was taken over by the North Eastern Railway before the line was completed.

closed

North TransPennine line
to Leeds

Garforth

North TransPennine line
to York

Trench Colliery

1930

Kippax

Allerton Main and

Primrose Hill collieries

1971

Lowther and St Aidan's

1987

Bowers

Kippax Colliery

1905

Allerton Bywater colliery

by 1994

Ledston

National Coal Board workshops

1980s

Allerton Bywater coal tip

River Aire

Wheldale Colliery

1987

to Milford Sidings (freight only)

Castleford

to Knottingley

to Leeds via Woodlesford

to Wakefield Kirkgate via Normanton

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