Dukinfield and Ashton railway station served Dukinfield in Greater Manchester, England.
Dukinfield and Ashton | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Tameside England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′57″N 2°05′37″W / 53.48260°N 2.09354°W |
| Grid reference | SJ938984 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 October 1893 | Opened |
| 25 September 1950 | Closed |
| 30 January 1965 | Closed for freight |
The line through the station site opened in August 1893 when the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) opened the Stalybridge junction line from a new junction just south of Dukinfield station on the Great Central Railway to Stalybridge, thereby providing its own route to Stalybridge from Denton Junction.[1][2]
The station was built at high level on a viaduct as it passed through Dukinfield. The station was opened on 2 October 1893.[3]
Access to the platforms was via an entrance in Cooper Street and ascending a staircase inside one of viaduct pillars.[citation needed]
The station was closed on 25 September 1950.[3]
The goods yard, called just Dukinfield, was to the south-west of the passenger station, it had a goods shed and a 10 ton crane, it closed on 30 January 1965.[4][5][6]
The line closed completely on 1 January 1968.[7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooley Hill | L&NWR Stalybridge junction line |
Stalybridge |
References
edit- ^ Brown 2021, pp. 109 & 150.
- ^ Reed 1996, p. 166.
- ^ a b Quick 2023, p. 171.
- ^ Cheshire III.9 (Map). 25 inch. Ordnance Survey. 1898.
- ^ Brown 2021, p. 109.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 172.
- ^ Hurst 1992, p. 52 (ref 2365).
Bibliography
edit- Brown, Joe (2021). Liverpool & Manchester Railway Atlas. Manchester: Crécy Publishing. ISBN 9780860936879. OCLC 1112373294.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.
- Reed, Malcolm C. (1996). The London & North Western Railway: A History. Atlantic Transport. ISBN 978-0-906899-66-3.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
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