[2][3] It was resited 607 ft (185 m) east on 1 August 1865,[2][3] by which time the line had become part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway which had taken over the Manchester and Leeds on 9 July 1847.

[7] In 2006, Clayton Homes offered to build a station in return for planning permission for residential development.

[7] The New Stations Study undertaken for West Yorkshire Metro in 2014 found that Elland provided the strongest business case of a potential thirteen sites on the Calder Valley line, and was recommended for further study along with stations at Haxby, East Leeds/Thorpe Park, and Cross Hills, with a projected cost of reopening of £6 million.

[9] In June 2017, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority allocated £20 million towards re-opening the station, with an estimated opening date of 2022.

[12] In March 2023, the planning application for the new station was approved and construction is expected to begin in 2024 for a potential opening date of December 2025.