An empty Grade II listed station building in Yorkshire is set to reopen as part of a community project.

Built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1874, Mytholmroyd Station had a booking hall, station master’s office and waiting rooms.

The station building closed in 1984, but the platforms remained open.

The station currently serves more than 200,000 passengers a year, though it has sadly been a victim of vandalism on several occasions during its 40 years of redundancy.

Plans to turn the station building into a community hub were first put forward by Geoff and Sue Mitchell, who set up The Station Building Mytholmroyd charity organisation.

Over the past 18 years, they and other volunteers have been working to restore and reopen the station for the benefit of others.

Work has not been easy with the organisation suffering delays through covid and flooding of the lower floor also being a problem.

Though despite this the station is set to open in autumn later this year, with heating, electricity, running water and Wi-Fi system currently being installed.

Last week the charity signed a 25-year lease on the building the building will have seven units which will be available to rent out while the ground floor will be reserved for community events.

“Geoff and Sue’s determination and perseverance over the last 18 years has been nothing short of amazing.

We’re really excited to see them finish this project and open the community hub for the people of Mytholmroyd later this year.

This is a fantastic example of volunteers working hard over many years to enhance their station for the local community.”

Kerry Peters, regional director for Northern