History
The Manchester and Leeds Railway, which was authorised in 1836 for a line from Manchester to Normanton, was opened in stages; the second section, between Normanton and Hebden Bridge, opened on 5 October 1840. Trains arrived at Hebden Bridge from Normanton and passengers would then continue to Littleborough by road. The section between Hebden Bridge and Summit Tunnel (as yet uncompleted) was opened on 31 December 1840, and allowed trains to reach Todmorden; the opening of Summit Tunnel on 1 March 1841 saw trains continue onwards to Littleborough and Manchester. An 1841 timetable shows five Manchester to Leeds trains per day calling at Hebden Bridge (two on Sundays), all but one of which called at all stations; a similar service ran in the opposite direction. Trains began operating to Halifax and Bradford in 1854.
The current buildings date from 1893, construction having started in 1891. By this point there was a goods yard alongside the station, but this was closed in 1966 and the site is now the station's car park. In 1997 the station was renovated and signage in the original Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway style was erected.
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