Osmondthorpe was a railway station between and on the Leeds to York Line (part of the

Cross Country Route A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...

). It was opened as ''Osmondthorpe Halt'' by the

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in September 1930 to serve new estates being built in the area. The station was of timber construction and was built without goods facilities. After May 1937, the word ''Halt'' was dropped from the station name. The station was closed in March 1960.

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{{Reflist Disused railway stations in Leeds Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1930 Former London and North Eastern Railway stations