Methley South railway station

Methley South
Station building in October 2006
General information
Location	Methley, City of Leeds England
Coordinates	53°43′35″N1°23′55″W / 53.726410°N 1.398490°W / 53.726410; -1.398490
Grid reference	SE397257
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Methley Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Methley Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Methley Joint Railway
Key dates
1 May 1869	Station opened
7 March 1960	Station closed
Location

A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Methley and Wakefield in 1912.

Methley South railway station was one of three stations that served the village of Methley, West Yorkshire, England.

The station was built by the Methley Joint Railway, a line in which the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the GNR and the NER were shareholders. The station, opened on 1 May 1869, known as Methley Joint station, renamed to Methley South and was closed on 7 March 1960. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Methley railway station
• Methley Junction railway station

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 158. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing

External links

• Methley South station (shown open) on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stanley		Methley Joint Railway		Castleford Cutsyke
				Castleford Central