Armley Moor railway station explained

Armley Moor
Status:Disused
Borough:Armley, City of Leeds
Country:England
Coordinates:53.795°N -1.5958°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 August 1854
Events:Station opens as Armley and Wortley
Years1:25 September 1950
Events1:Station renamed Armley Moor
Years2:4 July 1966
Events2:Station closes

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Farley. Paul. Roberts. Michael Symmons. Edgelands. 2012. Vintage. London. 9780099539773. 27. 1. Paths.