Droylsden railway station served the town of Droylsden, Lancashire, England.
Droylsden | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | Droylsden, Tameside England |
Coordinates | 53.4893°N 2.1364°W / 53.4893; -2.1364 |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Ashton, Stalybridge & Liverpool Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
13 April 1846 | opened |
7 October 1968 | closed |
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.
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]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Clayton Bridge | L&YR Huddersfield Line |
Ashton-under-Lyne | ||
LNWR | Audenshaw LNWR (1888-1905) |
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