Historic bridges · Yorkshire & the Humber
Huddersfield Railway Viaduct
Huddersfield Railway Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Huddersfield · 0.5 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Huddersfield Railway Viaduct is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.6522°, -1.7820°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Huddersfield Viaduct (or Hillhouse Viaduct) is a railway bridge to the north-east of Huddersfield railway station in West Yorkshire, England. The viaduct carries the Huddersfield Line connecting Huddersfield with Dewsbury, Leeds, and York eastwards, and Manchester and Liverpool westwards. The viaduct was built to carry two lines, but was widened in the 1880s to take four tracks, and then reduced to two tracks in 1970. Huddersfield Viaduct is less well-known than other viaducts in the Kirklees area as they are higher, but Huddersfield Viaduct is the longest in the Kirklees district. As part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), the viaduct will again have four lines along the whole 663 yards (606 m), and will additionally be electrified with a 25 kV overhead catenary by the 2030s.
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Background
History
The first railway in the area was the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&L) which passed Huddersfield 3.25 mi to the north. Initially, the operators of that line were reluctant to provide a route into Huddersfield from the north, but in the face of opposing railway companies submitting bills through Parliament, the M&L optioned their own scheme which would have taken a route along the valley floor, thus making any station a dead-end as it could not rise to the height needed to exit the valley to the south or west. A joint scheme between the M&L and the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway proposed the alternative elevated route and built the Huddersfield Viaduct to a length of 663 yard, with 47…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6522, -1.7820
- District
- Kirklees
- Parish
- Kirklees, unparished area
- Postcode
- HD1 6AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huddersfield
- Established
- 1847
- Nearest railway station
- Huddersfield — 0.5 km
Sources
- osm: w656184854 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Huddersfield Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Castlegate - geograph.org.uk - 762660.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Huddersfield Railway Viaduct?
- Huddersfield Railway Viaduct is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HD1 6AJ), in the parish of Kirklees, unparished area.
- When was Huddersfield Railway Viaduct built?
- Built or established in 1847.
- Who owns Huddersfield Railway Viaduct?
- Huddersfield Railway Viaduct is owned by Network Rail.
- Is Huddersfield Railway Viaduct a protected site?
- Yes — Huddersfield Railway Viaduct is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Huddersfield Railway Viaduct?
- The nearest railway station is Huddersfield, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HD1 6AJ.