This short tunnel formed part of the Great Northern's loop line from Batley to Wakefield via Dewsbury, which was used by some King's Cross expresses to reach Bradford. A more direct route - which had opened ten years earlier, bypassing Dewsbury - thereafter saw only limited passenger traffic.

Just 179 yards long, the tunnel has characteristic GN portals - mostly in brick but with masonry embellishments - and a deep eastern approach cutting. The bore itself has a tight curve to the north, with a lining that comprises masonry side walls and a brick arch. There no refuges or ventilation shafts.

Opened in 1874, the tunnel saw its last traffic in 1965.