Leeds Marsh Lane railway station

Leeds Marsh Lane railway station

Leeds Marsh Lane railway station was a railway station that operated to the east of central Leeds, England from 22 September 1834 to 1958.

It had served as the terminus for services between Leeds and Selby and was amongst the first main line railways and the first main line to be built in Yorkshire. and for the number of years it acted as a terminus for railway routes from the east of the city prior to the construction of the viaduct which now runs through the city centre.

The station was closed in 1958 in a decade which by 1967 had seen Leeds City Centre have only one railway station at Leeds City railway station following the closure of Holbeck and Leeds Central railway stations and Marsh Lane station was later demolished but as of 2007 the Marsh Lane site remains derelict and unused.

External links

* [http://www.lner.info/article/selby/selby.shtml Information about the Leeds - Selby railway line]
* [http://www.lner.info/article/selby/leeds_plan_lg.jpgMap showing Leeds Marsh Lane railway station]


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