Just minutes walk from the village centre Oxenhope station was once bustling. However, after the cuts imposed by Second World War this service was never fully restored. The station became unstaffed in 1955, as did Ingrow, with the station master for the line being based at Haworth.
When the railway closed in 1961 Oxenhope had just one coal siding. There was no longer any track into the stone goods shed adjoining the platform. It has changed dramatically since. Inside the station there is now a shop where the booking office used to be in BR days and the booking office has now moved across the booking hall to the former station masters office.
The headshunt was extended in 1971 allowing two locomotives to run round together. The area beyond the new buffers was then landscaped to make a car park which has been paved in sets with the help of a joint initiative with Bradford Council. Oxenhope has changed a great deal since the 1960s. In 1970 the 'White Shed' opened, a double track extension to the original goods warehouse and you can see it adjoining the platform. It was originally intended as a locomotive running shed but it was decided that this should remain at Haworth and it has since become used for carriage restoration.
Since the late 1970s Oxenhope has been used as the base for operational coaches. The three road Green Shed, which you see on your right as you enter the booking office from the car park, opened in two stages in 1971 and 1973. This shed provides a home mainly for locomotives which are out of traffic long term but which are in sufficiently good external condition to appear as static exhibits.
In 1982 a buffet car was purchased from BR and positioned permanently between the goods shed and the station building with access from the platform.
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