Measurements Halt railway station

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Measurements Halt
General information
Location Delph, Oldham
England
Coordinates 53°33′27″N2°01′25″W / 53.5575°N 2.0236°W / 53.5575; -2.0236 Coordinates: 53°33′27″N2°01′25″W / 53.5575°N 2.0236°W / 53.5575; -2.0236
Grid reference SD985067
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 July 1932 (1932-07-18)Station opened
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02) [1] Station closed

Measurements Halt railway station was opened on 18 July 1932 [2] as part of the former London and North Western Railway route from Oldham to Delph. The station closed on 2 May 1955, [2] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn. It served the Measurements factory and only one train in each direction called at the station per day.

While the line past the station site was opened by the LNWR in 1851, by the time Measurements Halt opened in 1932, the LNWR had already merged with other companies to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and that company is credited with opening the station - the only station on the Delph Donkey Line opened after the LNWR became defunct.

Delph Donkey
Delph
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Measurements Halt
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Dobcross
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Moorgate Halt
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Greenfield
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Grasscroft
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Lydgate tunnel
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Grotton and Springhead
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Lees
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Oldham Glodwick Road
Oldham Mumps L&YR
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Oldham Mumps LNWR
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Oldham Central
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Oldham Clegg Street
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LNWR Goods Depot
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GC Goods Depot
Oldham Werneth
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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Dobcross
Line and station closed
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Delph Donkey
  Delph
Line and station closed

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