Woodhead railway station

Woodhead railway station is a closed railway station that served the hamlet of Woodhead on the Woodhead Line.

Woodhead
Second Woodhead station seen from above tunnel in 1979
LocationWoodhead, High Peak
England
Coordinates53.4954°N 1.8314°W / 53.4954; -1.8314
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 April 1844opened
1953station moved to new alignment
27 July 1964closed

History

The original Woodhead station seen from above Woodhead tunnel in 1951

The station was opened on 8 April 1844[1] by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It was served by stopping passenger trains operating on the route from Manchester London Road to Sheffield Victoria.

The station was later operated by the Great Central Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway.

Second station

A new station was opened in 1953 by the Eastern Region of British Railways on a different site in conjunction with the opening of the new Woodhead Tunnel and electrification of the line. The station was closed on 27 July 1964 but the line remained open for passengers trains until 1970 and to freight traffic until 1981.

References

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Crowden   SAMR
Woodhead Line
  Dunford Bridge


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