Heaton Lodge Junction
| Heaton Lodge Junction | |||
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Heaton Lodge East Junction; the train is coming off the spur built on the formation of the Leeds New Line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Open | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Railway junction | ||
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| Ridership | 50 million (yearly average) | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1847 (as a junction) | ||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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Heaton Lodge Junction is a railway junction on the Trans-Pennine line, which connects Manchester Piccadilly with Leeds via Huddersfield, and the Calder Valley Line through Sowerby Bridge to Wakefield. The line and junctions were historically important as they connected the industrialised areas of Lancashire and Yorkshire.