Morley Top railway station

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Morley Top
Morley Top Station (geograph 2263917).jpg
The station just before goods closure in April 1969
General information
Location Morley, West Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°44′27″N1°36′04″W / 53.7409°N 1.6011°W / 53.7409; -1.6011
Grid reference SE264272
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
10 October 1857 (1857-10-10)Opened as Morley
2 March 1951Name changed to Morley Top
2 January 1961Closed to passengers
May 1969 (1969-05)Closed to goods

Morley Top railway station served the town of Morley, West Yorkshire, England, from 1857 to 1969 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

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History

The station opened as Morley on 10 October 1857 by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Morley Top on 2 March 1951 to avoid confusion with another station of the same name. The station closed to passengers on 2 January 1961 [1] and closed to goods in May 1969. [2] The station master's house still survives. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 303. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ "Morley Top Station © David Hillas :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Morley (Top) railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gildersome West
Line and station closed		  Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway   Tingley
Line and station closed
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