Methley South railway station

Methley South
Location
Place Methley
Area City of Leeds
Coordinates 53°43′35″N 1°23′55″W / 53.726410°N 1.398490°W / 53.726410; -1.398490Coordinates: 53°43′35″N 1°23′55″W / 53.726410°N 1.398490°W / 53.726410; -1.398490
Grid reference SE397257
Operations
Original company Methley Joint Railway
Pre-grouping Methley Joint Railway
Post-grouping Methley Joint Railway
History
1869 opened
1960 closed
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
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A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Methley and Wakefield in 1912.

Methley South railway station was one of three stations that served the village of Methley, West Yorkshire, England.

The station was built by the Methley Joint Railway, a line in which the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the GNR and the NER were shareholders. The station, opened on 1 May 1869, known as Methley Joint station, renamed to Methley South and was closed on 7 March 1960.[1]

See also

References

  1. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing


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