Pudsey Greenside railway station

Pudsey Greenside railway station is a closed railway station in Pudsey in the former West Riding of Yorkshire England, located about 6 mi (10 km) west of Leeds station. It served the central part and western parts of Pudsey.

Pudsey Greenside
Site of the former Pudsey Greenside station (2016), looking east from the bridge of Carlisle Street
Location
PlacePudsey
AreaCity of Leeds
Coordinates53.7899°N 1.6683°W / 53.7899; -1.6683
Grid referenceSE 219 326
Operations
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
1 April 1878opened
15 June 1964closed
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

It was opened to passengers on 1 April 1878 as the terminus of a single-track branch line from Bramley, built by the Great Northern Railway.[1] Freight traffic had already started in 1877.[2] In 1893 this line was double-tracked and extended through Greenside Tunnel towards Laisterdyke and Dudley Hill, forming the Pudsey loop line railway. Upon the [[Railways Act 1921|reorganisation of the railways in 1923, the line passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, and in 1948 to the Eastern Region of British Railways.

The station was located east of Carlisle Street, with the station building on its northern side. A substantial goods shed was built on the south side of the station.[3][4]

The station and the line in its entirety were closed to all traffic on 15 June 1964.[1] The site of the former station is now occupied by warehouses. Pudsey is now served by the station New Pudsey on the Calder Valley Line, opened on 6 March 1967 and located about 1 mi (1.6 km) north of the town centre.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pudsey Lowtown   GNR
Pudsey loop line railway		   Laisterdyke or
Dudley Hill

References
  1. "Pudsey Loop. 1893 - 1964. Great Northern Railway". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "Greenside Tunnel". Four by Three. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. "Map of Pudsey". Ordnance Survey. 1890.
  4. "Goods shed and railway sidings, Pudsey". Britain from above. 1928.
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