Heywood railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Heywood |
| Area | Rochdale |
| Coordinates | 53°35′20″N 2°12′25″W / 53.5889°N 2.2069°WCoordinates: 53°35′20″N 2°12′25″W / 53.5889°N 2.2069°W |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | East Lancashire Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1841 | Original station opened |
| 5 October 1970 | Closed |
| 06 September 2003 | Current station opened |
| Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Heywood railway station serves the town of Heywood in Greater Manchester, England. The original station opened on the national rail network in 1841 and closed in 1970. It re-opened on 6 September 2003[1] as an extension of the East Lancashire Railway from Bury Bolton Street. The boundary between the ELR and the national rail network is located a short distance east of the station, at Hopwood.
£300 million has been pledged to link Heywood back to the National Rail Network, which would see services direct to Manchester via Castleton. [2]
The original station was situated immediately opposite the terminal wharf of the Heywood Branch Canal. The East Lancashire Railway station is situated slightly further to the east, nearer to the former Heywood railway wagon works.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Wood, Frank (10 September 2003). "Thousands flock to rail dream". Heywood Advertiser (M.E.N. Media). http://menmedia.co.uk/heywoodadvertiser/news/s/388177_thousands_flock_to_rail_dream. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ Gray, Lisa (20 May 2009). "Money for Manchester train service is found". Heywood Advertiser (M.E.N. Media). http://menmedia.co.uk/heywoodadvertiser/news/s/1116333_money_for_manchester_train_service_is_found.
- ^ Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 map, 1929 and 2011
- The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow
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| Railways in Rochdale (Past, Present and Future) | |
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| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Castleton Future Extension |
East Lancashire Railway | Bury Bolton Street | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Castleton | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Broadfield | ||
| Middleton Junction | ||||
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