Horsforth Woodside railway station
Horsforth Woodside was a proposed railway station that was to be built on the site of Woodside Quarry near Horsforth in West Yorkshire, England. It would have been located on the Harrogate Line near the extant Horsforth station which would also stay open. Horsforth Woodside was also the name of a very early station on the Leeds-Northallerton railway, but was closed completely in 1864. The fact that both this old closed station and the proposed new station shared the same name is a matter known to cause confusion when railway historical matters in this area are being discussed. The proposed station would have served a proposed housing development at the former Woodside Quarry as well as providing a park and ride service in to Leeds city centre.
A turn-back facility was built in 2012 at nearby Horsforth station which allows for timetabling improvements in the future. This was coupled to the intention of opening the new station at Horsforth Woodside.
In a 2014 feasibility study, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority decided not to pursue with Horsforth Woodside for a number of reasons; the opening of Apperley Bridge and Kirkstall Forge stations on the Airedale Line, its proximity to Horsforth railway station and the proposal for a Park and Ride facility at Boddington nearby.
It was argued, however, that with plans to build 2000 homes near the site the station was still needed.
