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The route travels SSW from Leeds through Dewsbury . After a short westward stretch through Mirfield (where it runs on the ex-L&YR section), it continues SE through Huddersfield, using the River Colne valley to its headwaters. The long Standedge Tunnel just after Marsden crosses under the watershed and the majority of the run down to Manchester is in the Tame valley. After Manchester, the line reaches the Liverpool And Manchester Railway line over Chat Moss to Liverpool. HISTORY At the time of the 1923 Grouping most of the route followed by the line was over London And North Western Railway (LNWR) metals, the exception being a short stretch near Deighton which was the property of the Lancashire And Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). The first section of the line, between Huddersfield and Stalybridge , was opened by the ''Manchester, Stockport and Leeds Railway'' on 1 August 1849. The line became part of the London, Midland And Scottish Railway after 1948. ROUTE DETAILS Metro (West Yorkshire) pre-paid tickets and concessionary fares are available between Leeds and Marsden. GMPTE fares are available for the Greenfield-Manchester section. Many of the places served no longer have rail facilities. All stations that are still open are in bold.: Leeds-Huddersfield
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