Morley Top railway station

Morley Top railway station served the town of Morley, West Yorkshire, England, from 1857 to 1969 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

Morley Top
LocationMorley, West Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53.7409°N 1.6011°W / 53.7409; -1.6011
Grid referenceSE264272
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
10 October 1857 (1857-10-10)Opened as Morley
2 March 1951Name changed to Morley Top
2 January 1961Closed to passengers
1969 (1969)Closed to goods

History

The station opened as Morley on 10 October 1857 by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Morley Top on 2 March 1951 to avoid confusion with another station of the same name. The station closed to passengers on 2 January 1961[1] and closed to goods in 1969. The station master's house still survives.[2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 303. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Morley (Top) railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gildersome West
Line and station closed
  Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway   Tingley
Line and station closed


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