[go: nahoru, domu]
Jump to content

Penda's Way railway station: Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 53°48′42″N 1°26′15″W / 53.8118°N 1.4374°W / 53.8118; -1.4374
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m en-GB
-- add naming details
 
(16 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox UK disused station
{{Infobox station
| name = Penda's Way
| name = Penda's Way
| locale = [[West Yorkshire]]
| status = Disused
| image = Pendas Way railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3459227).jpg
⚫
| borough = [[City of Leeds]]
| image =
| caption = Site of the station in 2012
⚫
| borough = [[Cross Gates]], [[City of Leeds]]
| caption =
| line =
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.8118|-1.4374|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| manager =
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
⚫
| owner = [[London and North Eastern Railway]] until 1948, [[North Eastern Region of British Railways|British Railways (N.E region)]] 1948 to closure
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SE 371 352|25|SE 371 352}}
| platforms = 2
| latitude = 53.8118
| platforms = 2
⚫
| postgroup = [[London and North Eastern Railway|LNER]] until 1948, [[North Eastern Region of British Railways|BR (N.E region)]] 1948 to closure
| longitude = -1.4374
| gridref = SE 371 352
| years1 = 1939
| years1 = 1939
| events1 = Opened
| events1 = Opened
| years2 = 1964
| years2 = 1964
| events2 = Closed
| events2 = Closed
}}
}}
'''Penda's Way railway station''' was a railway station on the [[Cross Gates to Wetherby Line]]. The station opened on 5 June 1939 to serve a new housing estate and was named after a nearby battle where [[Penda of Mercia|King Penda]] was killed. It closed on 6 January 1964.<ref>Bertram. D. (1961) 'The lines to Wetherby and their traffic' ''Trains Illustrated,''''' February 1961''' pp99-106</ref>
'''Penda's Way railway station''' was a railway station on the [[Cross Gates–Wetherby line]] at the eastern edge of [[Cross Gates]] in [[West Yorkshire]]. The station opened on 5 June 1939<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoole |first1=K. |title=Railway stations of the North East |date=1985 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-7153-8527-5 |page=205}}</ref> to serve a new housing estate and was named after a [[Battle of the Winwaed|nearby battle]] where [[Penda of Mercia|King Penda]] was killed. The station was named by [[Gertrude Bray]], a local builder and politician who was responsible for developing the housing estate it served.<ref>{{cite news |title=Woman as Central Figure at Opening of New Station |newspaper=Leeds Mercury |date=6 June 1939 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19390606/180/0006 |access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref> It closed on 6 January 1964<ref>{{cite journal | author = Bertram. D. | title = The lines to Wetherby and their traffic | journal = Trains Illustrated | date = February 1961 | pages = 99–106}}</ref> together with the line and has been demolished entirely.<ref name = "disused"/>

The station was intended to serve the increasing commuter traffic in the area. Its platforms, which were both {{convert|120|yard}} long, and the waiting rooms, had been constructed of wood.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barrington |first1=E P |editor1-last=Bairstow |editor1-first=Martin |title=Railways around Harrogate. Volume three |date=1998 |publisher=Martin Bairstow |location=Farsley |isbn=1-871944-18-X |page=48}}</ref> A lattice footbridge connected the northern ends of the platforms. The station was staffed and handled parcels as well as baskets of [[homing pigeon]]s, but it had no freight facilities.<ref name = "disused">{{cite web | url = http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/pendas_way/ | title = Penda's Way | author = Nick Catford | date = 22 May 2017 | publisher = disused-stations.org.uk }}</ref>


==Lines==
==Lines==
Line 25: Line 27:
{{rail line
{{rail line
|previous = [[Cross Gates railway station|Cross Gates]]
|previous = [[Cross Gates railway station|Cross Gates]]
|next = [[Scholes railway station|Scholes]]<br><small>''Line closed; station closed''</small>
|next = [[Scholes railway station|Scholes]]<br /><small>''Line closed; station closed''</small>
|route = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]<br /><small>[[Cross Gates to Wetherby Line]]</small>
|route = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]<br /><small>[[Cross Gates to Wetherby Line]]</small>
|col = {{LNER colour}} |lightcol={{LNER light}} }}
|col = {{LNER colour}} |lightcol={{LNER light}} }}
Line 36: Line 38:
[[Category:Beeching closures in England]]
[[Category:Beeching closures in England]]
[[Category:Former London and North Eastern Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former London and North Eastern Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1939]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1939]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1964]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964]]




Latest revision as of 06:38, 23 August 2024

Penda's Way
Site of the station in 2012
General information
LocationCross Gates, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates53°48′42″N 1°26′15″W / 53.8118°N 1.4374°W / 53.8118; -1.4374
Grid referenceSE 371 352
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLNER until 1948, BR (N.E region) 1948 to closure
Key dates
1939Opened
1964Closed

Penda's Way railway station was a railway station on the Cross Gates–Wetherby line at the eastern edge of Cross Gates in West Yorkshire. The station opened on 5 June 1939[1] to serve a new housing estate and was named after a nearby battle where King Penda was killed. The station was named by Gertrude Bray, a local builder and politician who was responsible for developing the housing estate it served.[2] It closed on 6 January 1964[3] together with the line and has been demolished entirely.[4]

The station was intended to serve the increasing commuter traffic in the area. Its platforms, which were both 120 yards (110 m) long, and the waiting rooms, had been constructed of wood.[5] A lattice footbridge connected the northern ends of the platforms. The station was staffed and handled parcels as well as baskets of homing pigeons, but it had no freight facilities.[4]

Lines

[edit]
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cross Gates   London and North Eastern Railway
Cross Gates to Wetherby Line
   Scholes
Line closed; station closed

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Hoole, K. (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 205. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
  2. ^ "Woman as Central Figure at Opening of New Station". Leeds Mercury. 6 June 1939. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Bertram. D. (February 1961). "The lines to Wetherby and their traffic". Trains Illustrated: 99–106.
  4. ^ a b Nick Catford (22 May 2017). "Penda's Way". disused-stations.org.uk.
  5. ^ Barrington, E P (1998). Bairstow, Martin (ed.). Railways around Harrogate. Volume three. Farsley: Martin Bairstow. p. 48. ISBN 1-871944-18-X.


Stub icon

This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Penda%27s_Way_railway_station&oldid=1241804302"