Huddersfield Viaduct
Huddersfield Viaduct | |
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Huddersfield Viaduct | |
| Coordinates | 53°39′11″N 1°46′52″W / 53.653°N 1.781°W |
| OS grid reference | SE145173 |
| Carries | Huddersfield line |
| Other name(s) | Hillhouse Viaduct |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 663 yards (606 m) |
| Height | 53 feet (16 m) (Maximum) |
| No. of spans | 47 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 (4 by 2030s) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrified | Overhead catenary (2030s) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 10 October 1845 |
| Construction cost | £49,000 (1847) |
| Opened | 3 August 1847 |
| Rebuilt | 1883 |
| Statistics | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 28 September 1978 |
| Reference no. | 1223531 |
| Location | |
Huddersfield Viaduct (or Hillhouse Viaduct) is a railway bridge to the north-east of Huddersfield railway station in West Yorkshire, England. The viaduct carries the Huddersfield Line connecting Huddersfield with Dewsbury, Leeds, and York eastwards, and Manchester and Liverpool westwards. The viaduct was built to carry two lines, but was widened in the 1880s to take four tracks, and then reduced to two tracks in 1970. Huddersfield Viaduct is less well-known than other viaducts in the Kirklees area as they are higher, but Huddersfield Viaduct is the longest in the Kirklees district.
As part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), the viaduct will again have four lines along the whole 663 yards (606 m), and will additionally be electrified with a 25 kV overhead catenary by the 2030s.