Methley South railway station

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

Methley South
Station building in 2006
Location
PlaceMethley
AreaCity of Leeds
Coordinates53.726410°N 1.398490°W / 53.726410; -1.398490
Grid referenceSE397257
Operations
Original companyMethley Joint Railway
Pre-groupingMethley Joint Railway
Post-groupingMethley Joint Railway
History
1869opened
1960closed
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
A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Methley and Wakefield in 1912.

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]

See also

References

  1. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing


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