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| Overview |
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| Type |
Heavy rail |
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| Status |
In use |
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| Locale |
Bellenshire |
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| Termini |
Elland Layton |
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| Operation |
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| Owner |
New Ingrean Railways |
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| Technical |
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| Line length |
15 miles 3.6 chains (15.05 miles, 24.21 km) |
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| Track gauge |
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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| Electrification |
None |
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The Layton railway line is a coal haulage and passenger rail line that runs for 15 miles 3.6 chains (15.05 miles, 24.21 km) south-east from the village of Elland on the North Coast Main Line to the town of Layton. The line opened for revenue service on Tuesday, 2 February 1915, having been constructed by the Department of Public Works and Railways over the proceeding three years.
Stations
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Location
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Date opened
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Map
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Notes
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Ellisdown
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Ellisdown, Elland, BELN
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2-FEB-1915
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map
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Halte
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Bardsley
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Bardsley, BELN
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2-FEB-1915
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map
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Buckland Crossing
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Buckland Crossing, Layton, BELN
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2-FEB-1915
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map
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Halte
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Layton
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Layton, BELN
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2-FEB-1915
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References and notes
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