Heckmondwike Spen was located on the Leeds New Line which ran from Farnley & Wortley to Bradley.

The station was set in a cutting and had two through platforms[6] and a bay facing towards the Leeds direction.

[8] Most buildings on the line were constructed of wood which led to some losses to lineside fires caused by passing steam trains.

Thereafter a small section through Heckmondwike stayed open to serve an oil terminal in Liversedge.

[11] A 1.6-mile (2.5 km) section of track heading north-westwards from Heckmondwike station towards Cleckheaton has been converted into the Spen Valley Ringway, a small side path to the Spen Valley Greenway, which runs from Low Moor to Thornhill on the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway between the two stations.