Penda's Way railway station

Penda's Way
Location
Place	West Yorkshire
Area	City of Leeds
Coordinates	53°48′42″N 1°26′15″W / 53.8118°N 1.4374°WCoordinates: 53°48′42″N 1°26′15″W / 53.8118°N 1.4374°W
Grid reference	SE 371 352
Operations
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway until 1948, British Railways (N.E region) 1948 to closure
Platforms	2
History
1939	Opened
1964	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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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 King Penda was killed. It closed on 6 January 1964.^[1]

Lines

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

References

1. Bertram. D. (1961) 'The lines to Wetherby and their traffic' Trains Illustrated, February 1961 pp99-106