Broadbottom railway station

Broadbottom
Broadbottom railway station September 2007
General information
Location	Tameside
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BDB

Broadbottom railway station serves the village of Broadbottom in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, 16 km (10 miles) east of Manchester Piccadilly. It was opened by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1842. It was renamed "Mottram" in 1845, but has since reverted to its original name.

East of the station is the Etherow Viaduct that crosses 120 feet (36 m) over the River Etherow. The official length of the viaduct is 422 feet 6 inches (127 metres 76 centimetres) long.

Services

There is generally a half-hourly daily service from Broadbottom to Manchester Piccadilly and Glossop/Hadfield. Trains operate hourly evenings and Sundays in each direction.

External links

• Train times and station information for Broadbottom railway station from National Rail
• The Viaduct on Flickr - picture of the Broadbottom Viaduct

Railway lines in Tameside
Oldham Lines to Oldham Oldham Lines to Saddleworth Mossley Micklehurst Loop Park Bridge Micklehurst Oldham Road Staley and Millbrook Manchester Lines North to Manchester Victoria Stalybridge Droylsden Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton West Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton Moss Ashton Park Parade Audenshaw (1st station) Ashton Moss Audenshaw Dukinfield and Ashton Droylsden Dukinfield Central Cemetery Road Metrolink to Manchester Piccadilly Guide Bridge Audenshaw (2nd station) Fairfield Manchester Lines South to Hyde Road Flowery Field Manchester Lines North to Manchester Piccadilly Hyde North Denton Hyde Central Stockport Lines to Stockport Newton for Hyde to Marple Godley Hattersley Broadbottom Glossop lines to Glossop & Hadfield

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Hattersley		Northern Rail Manchester-Glossop Line		Dinting