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Bradford from the west and passed under the L&YR line south of Mill Lane junction. They then formed a Y junction with the GN link line, just to the east of Mill Lane junction. St. Dunstans was built in this location as a transfer station so that passengers travelling
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Queensbury services patronage of the station fell and it closed in 1952. The triangle of lines at St Dunstans were still in operation up until August 1972, when the City Road Goods Branch was closed. The branch veered off the old line to Thornton at
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