Armley Canal Road railway station
Armley Canal Road railway station was a station on the former Midland Railway between Leeds and Shipley. It served the Leeds suburb of Armley in West Yorkshire, England until closure in 1965.
| Armley Canal Road | |
|---|---|
 Booking office of Armley Canal Road in 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Armley |
| Area | City of Leeds |
| Coordinates | 53.8010°N 1.5829°W |
| Grid reference | SE275339 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Leeds and Bradford Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| September 1847 | Station opens as Armley |
| 25 September 1950 | Station renamed Armley Canal Road |
| 22 March 1965 | Station closes |
| 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 | |
History
Opened by the Leeds and Bradford Railway in 1846 (which was subsequently absorbed by the Midland Railway), it became part of the London Midland and Scottish 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 as part of the Beeching Axe in March 1965.
The site today
The main station building still survives on Canal Road (as can be seen from the accompanying photo) and is used as commercial premises. The owners re-painted the station sign, though not in the original colours or font. However nothing remains of the station at rail level other than the gap between the lines where the island platform formerly stood.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbeck (Low level) | London Midland and Scottish Railway Midland Railway |
Kirkstall |
References
- Armley Canal Road railway station site Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 29 November 2016
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
