Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City railway station) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is the fourth-busiest railway station in the UK outside London (as of March 2020).
What train line is Leeds on?
Wharfedale line
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Is there only one station in Leeds?
But how has Leeds city centre left itself with only one rail station? By 1870, the railway boom led to 10 individual lines serving Leeds, connecting the city to such destinations as Manchester, the north Midlands, Selby, Thirsk, York and Halifax.
How many platforms are there in Leeds?
17 platforms
Which UK station has the most platforms?
Rank Railway Station Number of platforms
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1 Stratford 9 (4 and 7 disused, 3A, 4A, 4B, and 10A exist)
2 London Victoria 19
3 London Bridge 15
4 London Waterloo 24 (Platforms 25 and 26 are part of the Underground)
Did there used to be two train stations in Leeds?
It was opened in 1854 as a joint station between the London and North Western Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the Great Northern Railway and the North Eastern Railway. It closed in 1967, when its services were moved to Leeds City to consolidate all of Leeds train services in one station.
Who owns Leeds station?
Network Rail
When did the railway come to Leeds?
Leeds began its relationship with the railway in 1758, when parliamentary authority was granted for a wooden wagon-way to haul coal from Middleton to Leeds. In the early days of railway development, six different companies developed competing lines and different stations in and around Leeds.