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===Bradford–Halifax=== Many stations on this route have been closed. Stations currently open are in bold.{{clarify|reason=There is nothing in bold in this section|date=October 2024}} Original places served, and notes on the route: * [[Bowling railway station (England)|Bowling]] was named ''Bowling Junction'' for its link with the GNR at this point * here is ''Bowling Tunnel'' 1648 yd (1483m) * [[Low Moor railway station|Low Moor]], also a junction with GNR. Closed in 1965 and reopened in April 2017. * here was a triangular junction for the L&YR line to [[Dewsbury]] * here are two tunnels: ''New Furnace Tunnel'' and ''Wyke Tunnel'' * [[Wyke and Norwood Green railway station|Wyke and Norwood Green]] * here is Pickle Bridge junction for the [[Pickle Bridge Line]] to Huddersfield: now closed, there were two stations, [[Bailiff Bridge railway station|Bailiff Bridge]] and [[Clifton Road railway station|Clifton Road]] * [[Lightcliffe railway station|Lightcliffe]] * here is ''Lightcliffe Tunnel'' * [[Hipperholme railway station|Hipperholme]] * here is ''Beacon Hill Tunnel'' 1105 yd (995m) * [[Halifax railway station (West Yorkshire)|Halifax]] On 24 October 1901, as the 6.10 pm down goods train from Low Moor to Leeds to was passing through Bowling Tunnel, the rear section broke loose. It came to a stop in the tunnel and was run into from behind by the 9.05 pm goods train from Low Moor to Laisterdyke. Wreckage partly blocking the up line was then hit by the 9:00 pm passenger train from Leeds to Manchester. Nobody was killed but there was extensive damage to rolling stock.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident Report: Bowling Tunnel |year=1901 |publisher= Board of Trade |url= http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_BowlingTunnel1901.pdf}}</ref>
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