Armley Moor railway station
Armley Moor railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway between Leeds and Bramley. The location was between Carr Crofts and Wortley Road bridges, accessed via Station Road.
Armley Moor | |
|---|---|
 Site of Armley Moor railway station in 2006 | |
| Location | Armley, City of Leeds England |
| Coordinates | 53.7950°N 1.5958°W |
| Grid reference | SE267332 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1854 | Station opens as Armley and Wortley |
| 25 September 1950 | Station renamed Armley Moor |
| 4 July 1966 | Station closes |
It served the Leeds suburb of Armley in West Yorkshire, England until closure in July 1966 due to the Beeching Axe. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.[1]
History
Opened by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway, then absorbed by the Great Northern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 and was then closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today
Trains still pass the site on what is now known as the Caldervale Line, but all of the structures (platforms & buildings) have been demolished.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley | London and North Eastern Railway Great Northern Railway |
Holbeck (high level) | ||
| London and North Eastern Railway Great Northern Railway |
Beeston |
References
- Farley, Paul; Roberts, Michael Symmons (2012). "Paths". Edgelands (1 ed.). London: Vintage. p. 27. ISBN 9780099539773.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Disused stations