Armley Canal Road railway station

This article is about the former Midland Armley station. For the former Great Northern station, see Armley Moor railway station.
Armley Canal Road

Booking office of Armley Canal Road in 2008
Location
Place Armley
Area City of Leeds
Coordinates 53°48′04″N 1°34′58″W / 53.8010°N 1.5829°WCoordinates: 53°48′04″N 1°34′58″W / 53.8010°N 1.5829°W
Grid reference SE275339
Operations
Original company Midland 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
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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.

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.

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.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Leeds   London Midland and Scottish Railway
Midland Railway
   Kirkstall

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