Thornhill railway station

Thornhill
Eastward from Thornhill Station in 1961
General information
Location	Thornhill, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°40′34″N 1°38′00″W / 53.67598°N 1.63344°W / 53.67598; -1.63344
Grid reference	SE243200
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 October 1840	Opened as Dewsbury
January 1851	Renamed Thornhill
1 January 1962	Closed

Thornhill (for Dewsbury) Railway station, as it was latterly known since the closure (1930) of its sister Market Place Passenger Station in the town centre; was located between Mirfield and Horbury and Ossett stations.