Thorner Railway Station
When opened, the station had only one platform with a brick station building of a typical North Eastern Railway design, similar to the one in Garforth, and a long siding opposite to the platform, but no passing loop. On the down side there was a goods yard, consisting of a loop and three sidings, two of them serving a cattle dock, the third (also equipped with a loop) serving coal drops. A signal box controlled movements in the station and the goods yard. When the line from Cross Gates was doubled in 1901, a second platform with a timber waiting room was built, and the platforms were connected by a metal foot bridge at their southern ends. Until closure, the station remained oil-lit and kept its pre-nationalisation signage. Due to high operating costs compared to low patronage, the line and its stations were earmarked for closure on 23 October 1963 and closed to all traffic on 6 January 1964. The tracks were lifted in 1966. The station area and the goods yard were cleared in the 1970s for new housing, and only the platform edges remain in one of the gardens. The station master's house still stands in the vicinity of the former station.
References
- ^ "Leeds to Wetherby 1876 - 1966". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
- ^ Nick Catford (20 June 2013). "Disused Stations: Thorner". disused-stations.org.uk.
Lines
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Scholes Line closed; station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway Cross Gates to Wetherby Line |
Bardsey Line closed; station closed |