Manchester Oldham Road railway station
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"Oldham Road railway station" redirects here. For the closed station in Ashton-under-Lyne, see Oldham Road railway station (Ashton-under-Lyne).
Manchester Oldham Road station opened in 1839 as the terminus station of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in Collyhurst, Manchester. When the M&LR opened Manchester Victoria in 1844 as its new Manchester passenger station Oldham Road was converted to a goods station which it remained until its closure in 1968.
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Manchester Oldham Road | |
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General information | |
Location | Manchester England |
Coordinates | 53.487216°N 2.228851°W / 53.487216; -2.228851 |
Grid reference | SJ847989 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
4 July 1839 (1839-07-04) | Station opened |
1 January 1844 | Closed to passengers |
7 October 1968 | Closed to freight |
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