| Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway | |
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 Birkenshaw & Tong Station | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Bradford to Leeds line LB&HJR Laisterdyke to Ardsley line Gildersome Branch |
| Status | Part closed |
| Owner | Leeds, Bradford & Halifax Junction Railway Great Northern Railway London North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region) |
| Locale | West Yorkshire |
| Stations | Bradford (Adolphus Street/Exchange) Leeds Central Wakefield Westgate |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Operator(s) | Great Northern Railway London North Eastern Railway British Rail |
| Depot(s) | Hammerton Street, Bradford |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 August 1854 |
| Completed | 10 October 1857 |
| Bowling Junction/Adolphus Street to Holbeck Junction | Opened 1 August 1854 |
| Laisterdyke to Gildersome | Opened 20 August 1866 |
| Gildersome to Ardsley | Opened 10 October 1857 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway |
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The Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway (LB&HJR) was an English railway company. It built a line between Bradford and Leeds, and had running powers over the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to Halifax. It opened its main line in 1854 and later built a number of branch lines.
It was worked by the Great Northern Railway, giving that company the access it needed to Bradford and Halifax, and the GNR absorbed the LB&HJR in 1865.
The line between Leeds and Bradford continues in use at the present day, but the rest of the LB&HJR network has closed.