What remains of Armley Canal Road - the Leeds train station that refused to die

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What remains of Armley Canal Road - the Leeds train station that refused to die
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The station was decommissioned by the government in 1965 🚂

and Bradford Railway, the station served passengers travelling between Shipley and Leeds. The station was decommissioned by the government in 1965, following the Dr Beeching report, which led to a widespread closing of many local stations across the country.

But, unlike many of the other stations that closed in the mid-20th century, Armley Canal Road’s station house remains fully in tact today, having more recently been used as offices. We take a look at the remains of one of Leeds’s best-preserved decommissioned station houses.The station has seen better days before its closure in 1965, but its main station house remains standing.

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