Woodfield railway station (Yorkshire)
Woodfield railway station served the area of Lockwood, Kirklees, England, in 1874 on the Meltham branch line. History
The station was opened on 1 June 1874 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway after the Board of Trade dispensed with their usual requirement of a months' notice in order to carry out an inspection. It was an extremely short-lived station, only being open to the public for one month before closing on 1 July 1874. An inspection carried out by Colonel Hutchinson on 3 June had highlighted the fact that the station had been built on an unsafe 1-in-60 gradient falling towards Huddersfield. His written report recommended that the risk of runaway rolling stock should be alleviated by "doubling the line at the station and placing a outer siding below the station on the ascending line, or by flattening the gradient at the station. [...] Until these requirements have been complied with I cannot recommend the Board of Trade to sanction the use of Woodfield Station.". Upon receipt of the report, the Board of Trade withdrew their approval and ordered a closure notice. References 

Disused railway stations in Kirklees
Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1874
1874 establishments in England
1874 disestablishments in England