Miles Platting railway station
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| Miles Platting | |
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| Miles Platting railway station in 1989 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Miles Platting |
| Area | City of Manchester |
| Grid reference | SD860000 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 1 January 1844 | Opened |
| 27 May 1995 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Miles Platting railway station served the district of Miles Platting in Manchester from 1844 until closure on 27 May 1995.[1] The station was opened on 1 January 1844 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway;[2] after amalgamating with other railways, this became the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847.[3] The station was situated at the junction of the lines to Stalybridge (opened 1846[4]) and Rochdale (opened 1839[5]), and had platforms on both routes. Little trace remains of the station today, as the platforms were removed and the buildings demolished after closure. However, a length of platform awning has been re-erected at Ramsbottom station on the preserved East Lancs Railway.
[edit] References
- ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)". Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. http://www.dft.gov.uk/foi/responses/2006/feb/closuredatesformerbrstations/listofclosuredatestopassenge2682. Retrieved 2008-08-09.[dead link]
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 159
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 65
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 63
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 47
- Bairstow, Martin. The Manchester and Leeds Railway.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 4352 1.
- Wells, Jeffrey. The Oldham Loop. ISBN 1-870119-76-2.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Manchester Victoria Line and station open |
L&YR Caldervale Line |
Newton Heath Line open, station closed |
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| L&YR Huddersfield Line |
Park Line open, station closed |
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| Manchester Victoria Line and station open |
L&YR Oldham Loop Line |
Dean Lane Line and station closed |
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Coordinates: 53°29′48″N 2°12′45″W / 53.49666°N 2.21262°W
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