Audenshaw railway station

Audenshaw railway station served the Audenshaw area of Greater Manchester, then part of the county of Lancashire in England. The station was originally called Hooley Hill (Guide Bridge) as the original Audenshaw station opened by the London and North Western Railway closed in 1905.

Audenshaw
LocationGuide Bridge, Tameside
England
Platforms?
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1853Original Audenshaw station opens
1 November 1887Station opens as Hooley Hill (Guide Bridge)
1 May 1905Original Audenshaw station closes
2 June 1924Station renamed Audenshaw
25 September 1950Station closes

History

Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was then closed by British Railways in 1950.

References

  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
  • A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
  • Station on navigable O. S. map minor station below Guide Bridge marked as Hooley Hill
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Denton   London Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Western Railway
  Dukinfield and Ashton


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