Ardsley railway station

Ardsley
Ardsley
	C14 7450 at Ardsley locomotive depot in 1947
General information
Location	East Ardsley, City of Leeds; England
Coordinates	53°43′57″N 1°32′16″W / 53.732600°N 1.537800°W
Grid reference	SE305263
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 October 1857	Station opens
2 November 1964	Station closes

Ardsley railway station was situated on the Great Northern Railway between Tingley and Lofthouse and Outwood on the main line and west of Stanley on the LNER & LMS Methley Joint Railway. It was built to serve the village of East Ardsley near Wakefield in the English county of West Yorkshire.

History

The station was opened by the

Beeching cutbacks, with the line to Bradford following suit on 4 July 1966.^[3]

To the south of the station, to the east of the main line was situated the

Trains still pass the site of the station between Leeds and Wakefield Westgate stations on the

Land adjacent to The Site of Ardsley Station is now developed for 88 residential houses and apartments by Miller Homes.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tingley or Beeston		London and North Eastern Railway Great Northern Railway		Lofthouse and Outwood
Tingley or Beeston		London and North Eastern Railway Methley Joint Railway		Stanley