Otley railway station
Otley | |
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Location | |
Place | Otley |
Area | City of Leeds |
Coordinates | 53°54′04″N 1°41′29″W / 53.90099°N 1.69138°WCoordinates: 53°54′04″N 1°41′29″W / 53.90099°N 1.69138°W |
Grid reference | SE203450 |
Operations | |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway and Midland Railway (joint) |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1865 | Opened |
1965 | 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 | |
UK Railways portal |
Otley railway station was a railway station serving the town of Otley in West Yorkshire, England. It was opened as a joint venture on the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway, constructed by the North Eastern Railway and the Midland Railway, on 1 February 1865. The station was closed on 22 March 1965. Tracks and buildings have been removed since. The Otley branch line joined Arthington, in the east, to Ilkley and Menston in the west via a junction known as Milnerwood. The length of the line was about six miles[1] and spanned a range of terrain at the foot of The Chevin with a substantial cutting through a sandstone ridge near Milnerwood which can still be seen today by walking the footpath along the old track bed.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Pool-in-Wharfedale | Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway or Midland Railway |
Burley-in-Wharfedale or Menston |
References
- ↑ "The Midland railway, its rise and progress, a narrative of modern enterprise". Frederick Williams, 1888. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ↑ "Remains of Otley Railway". 2009 photograph by T.J. Blackwell & 1888 source quote. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
External links
- Information and pictures about Otley Station
- Otley station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
- Railway junction diagram showing the Otley branch line in 1914
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