Leeds-Bradford Lines

The Leeds-Bradford Lines services are those included in the West Yorkshire Metro area system of Lines.

ervices involved

The services include those on the following Lines:
* Caldervale Line
* Wharfedale Line
* Airedale Line

Places served

Those services serve the following places from Leeds City station, to which West Yorkshire MetroCards are available; there are two routes:
* to Bradford Interchange was on the Great Northern Railway (GNR) line; some stations are closed:
** Holbeck High Level station (closed 1962 when service was from Leeds Central station)
** Armley Moor (closed 1966)
** Wortley
** Bramley (closed 1966, reopened 1983)
** New Pudsey (opened 1967)
** Stanningley for Farsley (closed 1967)
** Laisterdyke (closed 1966)
** Bradford Interchange station: was Bradford Exchange - joint GNR/Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway owned
* to Bradford Forster Square Midland Railway owned; many stations closed, served the following places:
** Holbeck Low Level station (closed 1958)
** Armley Canal Road (closed 1965)
** Kirkstall (closed 1965)
** Kirkstall Forge (closed 1905). Plans are afoot to reopen Kirkstall Forge station by 2010/11.
** Newlay (closed 1965)
** Calverley and Rodley (closed 1965)
** Apperley Bridge and Rawdon (closed 1965) Plans are afoot to reopen Apperley Bridge station by 2010/11.
** Shipley
** Frizinghall (closed 1965, reopened 1987)
** Manningham (closed 1965)
** Bradford Forster Square station

External links

* [http://www.wymetro.com/TrainTravel/MetroTrainTimetablesAndRoutes/Leeds-Bradford+Line.htm Timetable and map]