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suggested in the local media that serious discussions were underway about reopening the station as the city's second major railway station.
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which opened in 1834. The first official train to run on the line started from Marsh Lane at around 6.30 am on 22 September 1834.
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proposal was rejected, meaning Leeds continued to operate with a single
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