Methley Junction railway station explained

Methley Junction
Status:Disused
Borough:Methley, City of Leeds
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7277°N -1.3999°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 October 1849
Events:Station opened
Years1:4 October 1943
Events1:Station closed

Methley Junction railway station was one of three stations that served the village of Methley, West Yorkshire, England. It opened on 1 October 1849 and closed on 4 October 1943.[1]

The station was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on its line from Knottingley which joined the line of the North Midland Railway (currently used by the Hallam Line) north of the junction of the Woodlesford–Castleford (Midland) and the Woodlesford–Normanton (North Eastern Railway) tracks. South of the station, the Methley Joint Railway to Lofthouse branched off from the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. The site of the former station is now part of a housing estate.[2]

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  1. Web site: Castleford Cutsyke Junction to Methley Junction 1849 - 1968 . Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
  2. Web site: Methley Junction railway station (site), Yorkshire . Nigel Thompson . Geograph Britain and Ireland.