Armley Moor railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway between

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and Bramley. The location was between Carr Crofts and Wortley Road bridges, accessed via Station Road. It served the

suburb of Armley in

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until closure in July 1966 due to the

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. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song " Slow Train" by

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History

Opened by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway, then absorbed by the Great Northern Railway, it became part of the

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during the

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of 1923. The station then passed on to the

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in 1948 and was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

Trains still pass the site on what is now known as the Caldervale Line, but all of the structures (platforms & buildings) have been demolished.

References

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Disused stations

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Disused railway stations in Leeds Armley Beeching closures in England Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 1854 establishments in England Former Great Northern Railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub