Heckmondwike Spen railway station
Heckmondwike Spen was a railway station opened by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR) in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England. The station was one of two in the town of Heckmondwike, the other being Heckmondwike railway station which was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&Y) (though at the time of the LNWR station being opened, local people referred to the L&Y station as Heckmondwike Old). Both stations have been closed and the lines they served have closed too although the formations that they occupied have both been converted into greenways. History Heckmondwike Spen was located on the Leeds New Line which ran from to . The station opened to traffic in October 1900 after the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) built the line as an alternative route to their existing line from Mirfield to Leeds through Morley Tunnel. This had become very busy, and due to geological issues arising from previous mining activity, a new tunnel and four-tracking the existing line was not possible, so the Leeds New Line was opened to reduce the pressure on that line. The line passed under nine bridges on its way through the town. The station was set in a cutting