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Former railway station in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Middleton Railway station served the town of Middleton.
Middleton | |
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General information | |
Location | Rochdale England |
Coordinates | 53.5490°N 2.1917°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 May 1857 | Opened |
7 September 1964 | Closed to passengers |
11 October 1965 | Closed for freight |
The station opened on 5 January 1857 when the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) opened a branch line to serve the town from Middleton Junction.[1]
The station was located to the south east of the junction of Oldham Road (now the A669) and Townley Street.[2]
Originally the station had a single platform. It was rebuilt with two platforms in 1885-1886.[3] There were goods lines on both sides of the main running lines and a goods shed to the south.[2] The goods yard was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a five ton crane.[4]
A Cotton shed (described on the map as a goods shed) opened about 1907, it had a rail link into Neva Cotton Mills.[3][5]
The station closed to passengers on 7 September 1964 and completely on 11 October 1965 when the branch also closed.[1][6][7]
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