Armley Moor railway station

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Armley Moor
Site of Armley Moor railway station.jpg
Site of Armley Moor railway station in 2006
Location Armley, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates 53°47′42″N1°35′45″W / 53.7950°N 1.5958°W / 53.7950; -1.5958 Coordinates: 53°47′42″N1°35′45″W / 53.7950°N 1.5958°W / 53.7950; -1.5958
Grid reference SE267332
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1854Station opens as Armley and Wortley
25 September 1950Station renamed Armley Moor
4 July 1966Station closes

Armley Moor railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway between Leeds and Bramley. The location was between Carr Crofts and Wortley Road bridges, accessed via Station Road.

Contents

It served the Leeds suburb of Armley in West Yorkshire, England until closure in July 1966 due to the Beeching Axe. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. [1]

History

Opened by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway, then absorbed by the Great Northern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 and was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

Trains still pass the site on what is now known as the Caldervale Line, but all of the structures (platforms & buildings) have been demolished.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bramley   London and North Eastern Railway
Great Northern Railway
  Holbeck (high level)
  London and North Eastern Railway
Great Northern Railway
  Beeston

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References

  1. Farley, Paul; Roberts, Michael Symmons (2012). "Paths". Edgelands (1 ed.). London: Vintage. p. 27. ISBN   9780099539773.