Clayton railway station (England)

The station served the village of Clayton in West Yorkshire, England.

The station opened for passengers in 1878 and closed in 1955, but the goods yard and tunnel remained open as a through route to Thornton Station up until the early 1961 when it closed completely and the tracks were torn up.

During the construction of the 1,057 yd (967 m) tunnel in 1874, two workers were killed when their lift fell down No1 shaft.

The man operating the lift was found to be drunk at the time of the accident.

[2][3] The tunnel's eastern approach cutting has been infilled and built on since the railway's closure and, in 2012, cannabis was found being cultivated inside after a routine inspection by Carillion on behalf of British Railways Board (Residuary).