Newlay and Horsforth railway station, until 1889 and from 1961 called Newlay station, was a station on the route of the former

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(now part of the Airedale Line and the Wharfedale Line), located on the right bank of the

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and on the left bank of the

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between

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in the north and Bramley in the south. It was accessed from Pollard Lane, which still crosses the railway on a bridge there, and served mainly the southern parts of Horsforth in

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History

Newlay & Horsforth 2 railway geograph-2168599

The

between and Bradford (

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) stations was opened in June 1846. Intermediate stations were opened later and Newlay was opened by the in September 1846. The latter was later absorbed by the

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, which became part of the

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upon the

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. In 1905 the station was expanded with a second pair of tracks and a goods shed south of the line. During

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the station served in particular the National Ordnance Factory in Newlay. Upon

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, the station became part of the network of the

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in 1948. It was closed on 22 March 1965 by the

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as a consequence of the

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, together with the stations Armley Canal Road,

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, Calverley & Rodley and

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on the same line.

Current situation

Former Newlay Station, Newlay, Leeds - geograph

The station buildings have been demolished after closure, and the additional tracks built in 1905 were removed in 1967. Only the through tracks remain, which now carry services of the Airedale Line and the Wharfedale Line.

References

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External links

* {{cite web , url = http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/images/donations/Malcolm%20Mallison/maps%20(1850)/Newlay.jpg , title = 1890s map of the surroundings of Newlay station , accessdate = 20 November 2016 Disused railway stations in Leeds Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Horsforth Beeching closures in England Former Midland Railway stations