The main station shed had four lines of track, serving both goods and passenger trains; the building was roofed and supported on cast iron columns.

[5] Goods were handled at a warehouse at the west end of the station, adjacent to the offices, and at a supplementary building, added onto the northeast side of the original trainshed.

Marsh Lane and the nearby dual carriageway were considered as sites for stops to expand the city centre outwards St James's University Hospital.

As development began in nearby Quarry Hill, Leeds when the Department of Health located their new headquarters backing onto Marsh Lane.

Leeds City Council told local media in February 2020 that the reopening of Marsh Lane railway station should be seriously considered.