Bradford Adolphus Street railway station

Bradford Adolphus Street railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.^[1]

Bradford Adolphus Street
Footpath on the old access ramp (2011). Station wall to the right
General information
Location	Bradford, City of Bradford England
Coordinates	53.78855°N 1.74497°W / 53.78855; -1.74497
Grid reference	SE168325
Other information
Status	Disused, demolished
History
Original company	Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern
Key dates
1 August 1854	opened
7 January 1867	closed to passengers
1 May 1972	closed for freight

v t e Bradford Lines
Legend
Leeds & Bradford Extn Rly to Skipton Skipton–Ilkley line to Skipton Steeton and Silsden Ilkley | Keighley Ben Rhydding Keighley (GN) Burley-in-Wharfedale Menston Guiseley Ingrow West Ingrow East Crossflatts Damems Cullingworth Bingley Esholt Oakworth Wilsden Saltaire Baildon Haworth Denholme Shipley Oxenhope Thornton Shipley and Windhill Apperley Bridge to Halifax Queensbury Frizinghall Clayton Manningham Great Horton Bradford Forster Sq Horton Park Bradford Exchange City Road Bradford Interchange Airedale line to Leeds Manchester Road St Dunstans Bradford Adolphus St Thackley Bowling Idle Bowling Junction Laisterdyke Eccleshill Calder Valley line to Leeds to Leeds Dudley Hill Birkenshaw and Tong Pudsey loop line railway to Leeds Low Moor│ Low Moor Goods Spen Valley line to Mirfield Wyke and Norwood Green Calder Valley line to Halifax

History

When the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway (later absorbed by the Great Northern) arrived in Bradford they initially built a terminus at Adolphus Street. It was poorly situated, and so a branch line was built from east of the terminus that looped south and joined the existing Lancashire and Yorkshire line at Mill Lane junction. That allowed LB & HJ services to enter Bradford Exchange station.^[2]

The station was closed to passengers in 1867 but remained in use for parcels and freight traffic until 1972. The station was later demolished. Only an access ramp and parts of the side wall along Dryden Street remain, as well as parts of the coal depot.^[3]

St James's Market on the site of the former station (2011)

Bradford St James's Market now occupies the greater part of the station site while the new alignment of Wakefield Road runs across the site of the former train shed.^[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Great Northern Leeds-Bradford lines		Laisterdyke