Methley South railway station
Methley South railway station was one of three stations that served the village of Methley, West Yorkshire, England.
Methley South | |
|---|---|
 Station building in 2006 | |
| Location | Methley, City of Leeds England |
| Coordinates | 53.726410°N 1.398490°W |
| Grid reference | SE397257 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Methley Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Methley Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Methley Joint Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1869 | opened |
| 1960 | closed |
A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Methley and Wakefield in 1912.
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]
References
- Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
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