Broadbottom railway station

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9+34 and 10 and has had various names over time. The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway called it Broadbottom when it opened on 10 December 1842. In July 1845, the name became Mottram. The MS&L later decided on the best of both worlds when they renamed the station Mottram and Broadbottom on 1 May 1884. From 1 August 1897, the MS&LR became the Great Central Railway (GCR) and this was merged with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) on 1 January 1923. Modern officials were not happy with such duplicity and the station reverted to its original title on 1 January 1954. Something of the former legend, though, was applied with the suffix for Mottram and Charlesworth remaining in use until comparatively recently.

Goods facilities here ceased on 15 July 1963, but the station remains open to passengers today. Never catering for more than local traffic, the station did have a moment of glory for a short period in the 1920s, when the LNER's morning restaurant car express from Manchester London Road to London Marylebone called here.

The wooden shelter is expected to be removed in March 2021. [2]

Facilities

The station has retained its ticket office, which is staffed six days per week (Mondays to Fridays 06:15 - 13:25, Saturdays 06:40 - 14:00, closed Sundays). Outside these times, tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on board the train. There is also a waiting room in the main building and a shelter on the Glossop-bound platform; the remaining buildings on the westbound side are now in private ownership. Train running details can be obtained via timetable posters, digital CIS displays and telephone. Level access is available only from the car park to platform 1, as both access routes to the opposite side require the use of steps. [3]

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References

  1. GB eNRT, December 2016-May 2017 Edition, Table 79
  2. "Broadbottom station group bid fond farewell to their 'shelter'". Quest Media Network. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. Broadbottom station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 7 March 2017
Broadbottom
National Rail logo.svg
Broadbottom Station - geograph.org.uk - 948765.jpg
Broadbottom railway station in 2008
General information
Location Broadbottom, Tameside
England
Grid reference SJ989937
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Transport for Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBDB
Classification DfT category E
Passengers
2017/18Increase2.svg 0.164 million
Preceding station  National Rail logo.svg National Rail  Following station
Northern Trains
Historical railways
Line open, station closed
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Line and station open

53°26′27″N2°00′59″W / 53.4408°N 2.0165°W / 53.4408; -2.0165