Otley | |
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Location | |
Place | Otley |
Area | City of Leeds |
Coordinates | 53°54′04″N 1°41′29″W / 53.90099°N 1.69138°WCoordinates: 53°54′04″N 1°41′29″W / 53.90099°N 1.69138°W |
Grid reference | SE203450 |
Operations | |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway and Midland Railway (joint) |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1865 | Opened |
1965 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Otley railway station was a railway station serving the town of Otley in West Yorkshire, England. It was opened as a joint venture on the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway, constructed by the North Eastern Railway and the Midland Railway, on 1 February 1865. The station was closed on 22 March 1965. The Otley branch line joined Arthington, in the east, to Ilkley and Menston in the west via a junction known as Milnerwood. The length of the line was about six miles and spanned a range of terrain at the foot of The Chevin with a substantial cutting through a sandstone ridge near Milnerwood which can still be seen today by walking the footpath along the old track bed.