Gorton railway station

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2+12 miles (4.0 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station is a stop on the Glossop and Hope Valley lines; Northern Trains operate all services that stop here and also manage the station.

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History

The station was opened by the Great Central Railway (GCR) on 25 August 1906, replacing an earlier station sited 200 yards (180 m) to the east that had opened on the line on 23 May 1842. From 1 January 1923, it was operated by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). [1]

It was sited on the busy Woodhead Route to Sheffield Victoria and had four platforms. From its opening, the station was named Gorton and Openshaw; [1] it reverted to its original name by 1977. [2] Only two platforms now remain in use.

It was referred to as Openshaw in the 1964 song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office, which is staffed on a part-time basis six days per week (06:25-13:30 weekdays, 07:00-14:10 Saturdays). At other times, tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train. There are no permanent buildings left at platform level other than basic waiting shelters. Train running information is offered via timetable posters, digital CIS displays and telephone. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps from the entrance and footbridge. [3]

Services

There are generally two trains per hour in each direction on the Hope Valley line between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple on Mondays-Saturdays, with limited late evening services. There is no service on this line on Sundays.

There are only a small number of early morning, rush hour and late evening services on the Glossop line between Manchester Piccadilly, Glossop and Hadfield; however, there is an hourly service on Sundays. [4]

Gorton
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Gorton railway station in 2005
General information
Location Gorton, Manchester
England
Grid reference SJ889969
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGTO
Classification DfT category E
History
Original company Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
23 May 1842 (1842-05-23)Opened as Gorton
25 August 1906Resited and renamed Gorton and Openshaw
1 May 1926Renamed Gorton
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.123 million
Preceding station  National Rail logo.svg National Rail  Following station
Northern Trains
Northern Trains
Glossop line
Limited service

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References

  1. 1 2 The Directory of Railway Stations, R.V.J. Butt, 1995, Patricks Stephens Ltd, ISBN   1-85260-508-1
  2. Jowett's Railway Centres Volume 1 (Alan Jowett, published PSL 1993)
  3. Gorton station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
Preceding station  National Rail logo.svg National Rail  Following station
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Mondays-Saturdays only
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Hyde Road
Line and station closed
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  Ashburys
Line and station open

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