Middleton railway station (England)
Former railway station in England
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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 | ||||
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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]
