Morley Top railway station

Morley Top
The station just before goods closure in April 1969
General information
Location	Morley, West Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.7409°N 1.6011°W / 53.7409; -1.6011
Grid reference	SE264272
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
10 October 1857 (1857-10-10)	Opened as Morley
2 March 1951	Name changed to Morley Top
2 January 1961	Closed to passengers
May 1969 (1969-05)	Closed to goods

Morley Top railway station served the town of Morley, West Yorkshire, England, from 1857 to 1969 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

History

The station opened as Morley on 10 October 1857 by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Morley Top on 2 March 1951 to avoid confusion with another station of the same name. The station closed to passengers on 2 January 1961[1] and closed to goods in May 1969.[2] The station master's house still survives.[3]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 303. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Morley Top Station © David Hillas :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
3. "Morley (Top) railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Gildersome West Line and station closed		Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway		Tingley Line and station closed