Methley Junction railway station

Methley Junction
Site of the former station in May 2013
General information
LocationMethley, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates53°43′40″N 1°24′00″W / 53.727726°N 1.399915°W / 53.727726; -1.399915
Grid referenceSE396258
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1849Station opened
4 October 1943Station closed
Railway Clearing House diagram including the L&Y Methley station in 1912.

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]

See also

References

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