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Droylsden railway station

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Coordinates: 53°29′21″N 2°08′11″W / 53.4893°N 2.1364°W / 53.4893; -2.1364
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Not to be confused with Droylsden tram stop.

Droylsden
General information
LocationTameside
Coordinates53°29′21″N 2°08′11″W / 53.4893°N 2.1364°W / 53.4893; -2.1364
Platforms4
History
Original companyAshton, Stalybridge & Liverpool Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
London and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
13 April 1846opened
7 October 1968closed

Droylsden railway station served the town of Droylsden, Lancashire, England.

History

A 1912 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Droylsden (centre left)

The station was opened on 13 April 1846 by the Ashton, Stalybridge & Liverpool Junction Railway. The Manchester & Leeds Railway took over the running on 9 July 1847, on which date the latter changed its name to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

The station was closed by British Railways on 7 October 1968.

Location

Droylsden railway station had 4 platforms, two on the original Manchester to Stalybridge line and two on the later London and North Western Railway line to Denton.[1]

The Littlemoss Aqueduct carried the Hollinwood Branch of the Ashton Canal over the railway just west of the station. It was replaced with a footbridge after the canal was closed.[2]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Clayton Bridge   L&YR
Huddersfield Line 		  Ashton-under-Lyne
  LNWR   Audenshaw LNWR (1888-1905)

References

  1. ^ "Science and Society picture library - DROYLSDEN STATION". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Hollinwood Canal Society - About the Hollinwood Canal". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  • The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow
  • R.V.J. Butt, "The Directory of Railway Stations", Patrick Stephens, 1995, ISBN 1-85260-508-1


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