Park railway station served the Newton Heath and Philips Park areas of Manchester, England.
Park | |
|---|---|
 Park railway station in 1989 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newton Heath, Philips Park, City of Manchester England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′35″N 2°11′42″W / 53.493°N 2.195°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 April 1846 | Opened |
| 27 May 1995 | Closed |
Location and early history
editThe station was located on Briscoe Lane. The station was opened on 13 April 1846 [1] by the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (AS&LJ) at the same time as their line from Miles Platting to Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybridge.
The AS&LJ became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 9 July 1847.[2] The London and North Western Railway had running powers over the line, and from the completion of Standedge Tunnel ran express trains between Leeds and Manchester through Park station.
The station was served by local trains between Huddersfield, Stalybridge and Manchester throughout its life, although from 1968 (when many other local stations in the area closed) these mainly called during the weekday peaks.
Later history and closure
editLatterly only a handful of trains served the station and usage had declined to the point where it was decided that it was no longer economically viable to keep it open—as a result it closed on 27 May 1995.[3] The overgrown platforms are still visible from passing trains.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Miles Platting | L&YR Huddersfield Line |
Clayton Bridge |
References
edit- ^ Butt 1995, p. 181
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 91
- ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-049-7.
- Martin Bairstow. 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.
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