Newlay and Horsforth railway station

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Newlay and Horsforth
Newlay & Horsforth station geograph-2165895.jpg
Eastbound freight train passing through Newlay station in 1964
LocationNewlay, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates 53°49′37″N1°38′13″W / 53.827°N 1.637°W / 53.827; -1.637 Coordinates: 53°49′37″N1°38′13″W / 53.827°N 1.637°W / 53.827; -1.637
Grid reference SE239368
Platforms2 outside
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leeds and Bradford Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1846Station opened as Newlay
1889Station renamed as Newlay and Horsforth
1961Station renamed as Newlay
1965Station closed

Newlay and Horsforth railway station, until 1889 and from 1961 called Newlay station, was a station on the route of the former Leeds and Bradford Railway (now part of the Airedale Line and the Wharfedale Line), located on the right bank of the River Aire and on the left bank of the Leeds and Liverpool canal between Horsforth in the north and Bramley in the south. It was accessed from Pollard Lane, which still crosses the railway on a bridge there, and served mainly the southern parts of Horsforth in West Yorkshire, England.

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History

Westbound passenger train approaching Newlay station in 1964 Newlay & Horsforth 2 railway geograph-2168599.jpg
Westbound passenger train approaching Newlay station in 1964

The station was opened by the Leeds and Bradford Railway in 1846. The latter was later absorbed by the Midland Railway, which became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway upon the 1923 Grouping. In 1905 the station was expanded with a second pair of tracks and a goods shed south of the line. [1] During World War I the station served in particular the National Ordnance Factory in Newlay. [2] Upon nationalisation, the station became part of the network of the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1948. It was closed on 22 March 1965 by the British Railways Board as a consequence of the Beeching Axe, [3] together with the stations Armley Canal Road, Kirkstall, Calverley & Rodley and Apperley Bridge on the same line.

Current situation

Site of former Newlay station in 2003 Former Newlay Station, Newlay, Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 100661.jpg
Site of former Newlay station in 2003

The station buildings have been demolished after closure, and the additional tracks built in 1905 have been lifted. Only the through tracks remain, which now carry services of the Airedale Line and the Wharfedale Line. [1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Calverley and Rodley   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Railway 		  Kirkstall Forge

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References

  1. 1 2 Nigel Thompson (30 June 2014). "Newlay & Horsforth railway station (site), Yorkshire". geograph.org.uk.
  2. ↑ Mark Stevenson (2016). "National Ordnance Factory, Newlay, Leeds". geograph.org.uk.
  3. ↑ "Station Closures". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
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