The station opened in 1846 shortly after the start of services on the Leeds and Bradford Railway. It had one island platform, two outer platforms, and some tracks serving a goods shed and a loading stage. It fell victim to the Beeching Axe, closing to passengers in March 1965 and to freight in 1968 (along with the other intermediate stations between Leeds & Shipley).[1]
Current situationedit
While all tracks except for those of the mainline passing through the station site have been removed, the layout can still be inferred from the location of buildings in the former station grounds. The goods shed has been integrated into a warehouse complex used by local businesses, while the station building appears to be used as a private residence. The nearby Stanhope Hotel, featured in the book Welcome Inn,[2] is being demolished in 2016, and several houses will be built on the site adjacent to the former station.[3]
^"Oliver's Paris restaurant Horsforth". geograph.org.uk. 14 March 2016.
External linksedit
"Map of Calverley Bridge Station, 1850s".
"Map of Calverley and Rodley Station, 1890".
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December 15, 2023
calverley, rodley, railway, station, originally, called, calverley, bridge, station, nearby, river, crossing, closed, railway, station, line, former, leeds, bradford, railway, whose, route, forms, part, leeds, bradford, lines, airedale, line, wharfedale, line,. Calverley and Rodley railway station originally called Calverley Bridge Station for the nearby river crossing is a closed railway station on the line of the former Leeds and Bradford Railway whose route now forms part of the Leeds to Bradford Lines the Airedale Line and the Wharfedale Line near the villages of Calverley and Rodley City of Leeds West Yorkshire England It was situated on the left bank of the River Aire under Calverley Lane The location now belongs to Horsforth Calverley and RodleyExpress to Bradford in Calverley and Rodley Station 1964General informationLocationCalverley City of LeedsEnglandCoordinates53 49 48 N 1 39 54 W 53 83 N 1 665 W 53 83 1 665Grid referenceSE 222 371Platforms1 island 2 outerOther informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLeeds and Bradford RailwayPre groupingMidland RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1846opened22 March 1965closed to passengers7 October 1968closed to freight Contents 1 History 2 Current situation 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Westbound freight train passing Calverley and Rodley station 1964The station opened in 1846 shortly after the start of services on the Leeds and Bradford Railway It had one island platform two outer platforms and some tracks serving a goods shed and a loading stage It fell victim to the Beeching Axe closing to passengers in March 1965 and to freight in 1968 along with the other intermediate stations between Leeds amp Shipley 1 Current situation editWhile all tracks except for those of the mainline passing through the station site have been removed the layout can still be inferred from the location of buildings in the former station grounds The goods shed has been integrated into a warehouse complex used by local businesses while the station building appears to be used as a private residence The nearby Stanhope Hotel featured in the book Welcome Inn 2 is being demolished in 2016 and several houses will be built on the site adjacent to the former station 3 Preceding station Historical railways Following stationApperley Bridge Midland RailwayLeeds and Bradford Railway Newlay and HorsforthReferences edit Leeds to Bradford 1846 Present Midland Railway Lost Railways West Yorkshire Retrieved 18 November 2016 Showers J G Welcome Inn Pilgrim Press Derby 1952 Oliver s Paris restaurant Horsforth geograph org uk 14 March 2016 External links edit Map of Calverley Bridge Station 1850s Map of Calverley and Rodley Station 1890 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calverley and Rodley railway station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Calverley and Rodley railway station amp oldid 992076075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,