Complex sentence: The Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) was opened in stages, and the section between and was opened on 5 October 1840; the line was completed in 1841, but there was originally no station between and Hebden Bridge.
Split into simpler sentences: The Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) was opened in stages. The section between and was opened on 5 October 1840 and completed in 1841, without a station between and Hebden Bridge.