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Beeston (closed); Ardsley Tunnel. Ardsley (closed); Outwood (formerly known as Lofthouse and Outwood); At Outwood there were junctions with two joint undertakings; East & West Yorkshire Union (a short line connecting the Great Northern / Midland Railway main lines via Rothwell and Methley Joint Railway (owners being Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and North Eastern Railway ...
An East Leeds Parkway railway station near Micklefield has been proposed to relieve Leeds station, [3] but plans have been put on hold, and an alternative site at Thorpe Park is also considered. [4] After the junction, the line to Selby continues on the route of the Leeds and Selby Railway with the following stations: South Milford
Merged with Bradford, Wakefield & Leeds Railway to for West Yorkshire Railway in 1863. West Yorkshire Railway amalgamated into the Great Northern Railway in 1865. [7] Leeds & Bradford Railway: 1846 [43] Still open Became part of the Midland Railway in 1853. Was the first railway to reach Bradford. [44]
North West, Yorkshire and the Humber — Huddersfield line: Manchester Piccadilly or Victoria to Huddersfield: 1849: North West, Yorkshire and the Humber: Planned Kirkby branch line: Kirkby to Wigan Wallgate: 1848: North West — Leeds–Morecambe line: 1846–1864: North West, Yorkshire and the Humber: OHLE, 25 kV 50 Hz AC (partial) Liverpool ...
This map shows all railways owned by Network Rail, as well as some railways not owned by Network Rail but dedicated to long-distance travel and with technical similarities to Network Rail lines (ex. Channel Tunnel, Crossrail, etc). It does not show urban rail transit such as tram or underground lines.
West Yorkshire has two mainline railway stations, Leeds and Wakefield Westgate. Leeds railway station is the only Network Rail principal station in Yorkshire and North East England, and one of only three in the North of England along with Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street.
In the 1990s most services were operated by British Rail's InterCity business unit. As part of the privatisation of British Rail, these were taken over by Virgin CrossCountry in 1997, with the Class 47 hauled Mark 2 and High Speed Train sets replaced by Class 220 and Class 221 diesel multiple units in the early 2000s. [2] [3]
Albion Street level crossing in Castleford. The Hallam Line is a railway connecting Leeds and Sheffield via Castleford [1] in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. It is a slower route from Leeds to Sheffield than the Wakefield line.