Cullingworth railway station was a station on the

Queensbury Lines The Queensbury lines was the name given to a number of railway lines in West Yorkshire, England, that linked Bradford, Halifax and Keighley via Queensbury. All the lines were either solely owned by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) or jointly ...

which ran between

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford, n ...

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

and Halifax. The station served the village of

Cullingworth Cullingworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Bradford and south of Keighley. The surrounding countryside is mainly ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. It opened for passengers in 1884 and closed in May 1955. Goods traffic continued until 1963, when the surviving line closed completely. The station was about from

Wilsden railway station Wilsden railway station was a station on the Queensbury Lines which ran between Keighley, Bradford and Halifax. History The station was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1886, away from the village of Wilsden. It was closer to the sma ...

and was near to the 9 arch Cullingworth Viaduct, which exists to this day.

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Cullingworth station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Bradford Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955 1884 establishments in England 1955 disestablishments in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub