Levenshulme South railway station

Levenshulme South
Levenshulme South The date of opening plaque can be seen near the white peak on the right
General information
Location	Levenshulme, Manchester England
Coordinates	53°26′27″N2°11′18″W / 53.4408°N 2.1884°W / 53.4408; -2.1884
Grid reference	SJ876938
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 May 1892 (1892-05-02)	Opened as Levenshulme
15 September 1952	Renamed Levenshulme South
7 July 1958 (1958-07-07)	Closed
Location

Levenshulme South was a railway station in Levenshulme, Manchester, England; it was sited on the Fallowfield Loop railway line, which has since closed and is now a shared-use path.

Fallowfield Loop

Fallowfield loop line map

v t e Fallowfield Loop Line
Legend
Hope Valley Line to Sheffield Guide Bridge M60 motorway Metrolink Fairfield to Manchester Piccadilly Deansgate-Castlefield Gorton Manchester Central to Manchester Piccadilly Cornbrook Hyde Road Liverpool–Manchester lines Hope Valley Line   Trafford Bar Reddish Depot Manchester, South Jn & Altrincham Railway / Levenshulme South   Metrolink to Altrincham West Coast Main Line Chorlton-cum-Hardy Styal line St Werburgh's Road Fallowfield South District Railway / Metrolink to Didsbury Wilbraham Road
Key
Fallowfield Loop line present National Rail service Metrolink

History

The station opened on 2 May 1892, originally as Levenshulme; ^[1] it was renamed Levenshulme South on 15 September 1952. ^[1] This was one of two stations in Levenshulme; the other, Levenshulme railway station, is still is use today.

The line, and consequently the station, was closed to passenger traffic on 7 July 1958; ^[1] the line continued to carry goods trains until 1987 and the track was taken up in 1988.

Today

Restoration of the station building commenced in 2018 to turn it into Station South, a cycle cafe/bar and urban garden. ^[2]

The Fallowfield Loop line trackbed is now a popular shared use path for walkers and cyclists.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 142. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. "Restoration begins on Station South". Station South. 9 May 2018.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Fallowfield		LNER Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Fallowfield Loop		Hyde Road