Osmondthorpe railway station

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Osmondthorpe
Osmondthorpe Halt railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3468725).jpg
Site of the former station in 2013
General information
Location Osmondthorpe, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates 53°47′58″N1°29′24″W / 53.7994°N 1.4901°W / 53.7994; -1.4901 Coordinates: 53°47′58″N1°29′24″W / 53.7994°N 1.4901°W / 53.7994; -1.4901
Grid reference SE337338
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
29 September 1930 (1930-09-29)Opened as Osmandthorpe Halt
3 May 1937Renamed Osmandthorpe
5 March 1960 (1960-03-05)Closed

Osmondthorpe was a railway station between Leeds and Cross Gates on the Leeds to York Line (part of the Cross Country Route). It was opened as Osmondthorpe Halt by the London and North Eastern Railway in September 1930 to serve new estates being built in the area. [1] The station was of timber construction and was built without goods facilities. After May 1937, the word Halt was dropped from the station name. [2]

The station was closed in March 1960. [3] [4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Leeds Marsh Lane
Line open, station closed
  London and North Eastern Railway   Cross Gates
Line and station open

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References

  1. Mitchell, Vic (2020). Leeds to Selby and Goole. Midhurst: Middleton Press. 30. ISBN   978-1-910356-47-0.
  2. Hoole, Ken (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 205. ISBN   0-7153-8527-5.
  3. Nigel Thompson (19 May 2013). "Osmondthorpe Halt railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
  4. "Disused Stations:Penda's Way Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.