Calverley and Rodley railway station

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Calverley and Rodley
Calverley & Rodley Station geograph-2197387.jpg
Express to Bradford in Calverley and Rodley Station, 1964
Location
Place Calverley
Area City of Leeds
Coordinates 53°49′48″N1°39′54″W / 53.83°N 1.665°W / 53.83; -1.665 Coordinates: 53°49′48″N1°39′54″W / 53.83°N 1.665°W / 53.83; -1.665
Grid reference SE 222 371
Operations
Original company Leeds and Bradford Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms1 island, 2 outer
History
1846opened
22 March 1965closed to passengers
7 October 1968closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Calverley and Rodley railway station, originally called Calverley Bridge Station for the nearby river crossing, is a closed railway station on the line of the former Leeds and Bradford Railway (whose route now forms part of the Leeds to Bradford Lines, the Airedale Line, and the Wharfedale Line), near the villages of Calverley and Rodley, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the left bank of the River Aire under Calverley Lane. The location now belongs to Horsforth.

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History

Westbound freight train passing Calverley and Rodley station, 1964 Calverley & Rodley station geograph-2720908-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Westbound freight train passing Calverley and Rodley station, 1964

The station opened in 1846 shortly after the start of services on the Leeds and Bradford Railway. It had one island platform, two outer platforms, and some tracks serving a goods shed and a loading stage. It fell victim to the Beeching Axe, closing to passengers in March 1965 and to freight in 1968 (along with the other intermediate stations between Leeds & Shipley). [1]

Current situation

While all tracks except for those of the mainline passing through the station site have been removed, the layout can still be inferred from the location of buildings in the former station grounds. The goods shed has been integrated into a warehouse complex used by local businesses, while the station building appears to be used as a private residence. The nearby Stanhope Hotel, featured in the book Welcome Inn, [2] is being demolished in 2016, and several houses will be built on the site adjacent to the former station. [3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Apperley Bridge   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Railway
  Newlay and Horsforth

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References

  1. "Leeds to Bradford. 1846 - Present. Midland Railway". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. Showers J.G., Welcome Inn, Pilgrim Press, Derby, 1952.
  3. "Oliver's Paris restaurant Horsforth". geograph.org.uk. 14 March 2016.