Droylsden | |
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| Location | Droylsden, Tameside England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′21″N2°08′11″W / 53.4893°N 2.1364°W Coordinates: 53°29′21″N2°08′11″W / 53.4893°N 2.1364°W |
| 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 |
Droylsden railway station served the town of Droylsden, Lancashire, England.
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]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Bridge | L&YR Huddersfield Line | Ashton-under-Lyne | ||
| LNWR | Audenshaw LNWR (1888-1905) |
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Closed railway stations in Greater Manchester | |
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| Bolton | |
| Bury | |
| Manchester (city centre in italics) |
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| Oldham |
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| Rochdale | |
| Salford | |
| Stockport | |
| Tameside | |
| Trafford | |
| Wigan | |
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