Dunham Massey railway station

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Dunham Massey
Dunham Massey Station in May 1952.jpg
General information
Location Dunham Massey, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
England
Grid reference SJ728885
Platforms2 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Warrington and Stockport Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 November 1854Opened as Warburton
June 1856Renamed Warburton and Dunham
October 1856Renamed Dunham
April 1861Renamed Dunham Massey
10 September 1962Closed [2]

Dunham Massey railway station was a stop on the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway. It served the village of Dunham Massey, in Cheshire (now Greater Manchester), England. The station opened in 1854 and closed in 1962.

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History

The Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway (W&AJR) built its railway line from Warrington Arpley to Skelton Junction, via Latchford and Lymm, during 1852–53 [3] and passenger train services commenced on 1 November 1853. There were six intermediate stations provided along the line's length including that at Dunham Massey, which was opened in June 1854. [4] The station was located on the south side of Henshall Lane.

The station was named Warburton from its opening until June 1856 when it became Warburton and Dunham. [4] In October 1856, it was renamed Dunham; it finally became Dunham Massey in April 1861, which was retained until closure. [5] [6]

The W&AJR changed its name to the Warrington and Stockport Railway on 4 August 1853, before the line was completed and that company was absorbed into the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on 15 July 1867. [3]

The LNWR was amalgamated into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) on 1 January 1923. [7] The LMS continued to operate the passenger train service through Dunham Massey but, by July 1946, only eight trains per day in each direction stopped at the station. LMS was nationalised on 1 January 1948 and operations on the line were vested in British Railways' London Midland Region (LMR). In January 1956, the service to Dunham Massey was eight trains in each direction, with the fare for the eleven miles single journey to Manchester being 1s 7d (8p).

Passenger services along the line were withdrawn and the station was closed by British Railways on 10 September 1962. [5] Freight trains continued to use the line until 7 July 1985, when the need for extensive repairs to the Latchford Viaduct caused the line to be closed. [6]

Services

The main LNWR train service through Dunham Massey station was from Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Arpley to Broadheath, where trains joined the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway and continued via Sale to Manchester London Road. In July 1922, the LNWR operated fifteen passenger trains in each direction on weekdays, with eleven of these serving the full length of the line between Liverpool and Manchester.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Heatley & Warburton   LNWR
Warrington & Stockport Railway 		  Broadheath

The site today

The station building survives in use as a domestic dwelling and the trackbed forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail. [6]

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 255
  2. ↑ Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 95. ISBN   1-85895-232-8.
  3. 1 2 Awdry 1990 , p. 108
  4. 1 2 Butt 1995 , p. 241
  5. 1 2 Butt 1995 , p. 85
  6. 1 2 3 Wright, Paul (17 May 2017). "Station name: Dunham Massey". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Awdry 1990 , p. 88

Sources

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990), Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN   1-85260-049-7
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  • Fields, N; Gilbert, A C; Knight, N R (1980). Liverpool to Manchester into the Second Century. Manchester Transport Museum Society. ISBN   0-900857-19-6.

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