Audenshaw | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Tameside England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′14″N 2°6′41″W / 53.47056°N 2.11139°W / 53.47056; -2.11139 |
| Grid reference | SJ927971 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1887 (1887-11-01) | Opened as Hooley Hill Guide Bridge |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed for alterations |
| 3 October 1921 | Re-opened |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Audenshaw |
| 25 September 1950 (1950-09-25) | Station closed |
| 1 January 1968 | Line closed |
Audenshaw Railway Station served the Hooley Hill area of Audenshaw. There were two London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) stations with this name in different locations within the Audenshaw area, this was the second one located to the south of the area in Hooley Hill.[1]
The line through the station site opened on 1 November 1882 when the L&NWR opened the Denton and Dukinfield branch from Denton Junction to Dukinfield station (station became Dukinfield Central in 1954) on the Great Central Railway (GC).[2]
The station opened as Hooley Hill Guide Bridge on 1 November 1887.[3] The station was located on the east side of Mount Pleasant Street where the line emerged from a short tunnel. The station had two platforms one each side of the two running lines.[4] There were no goods facilities.[5]
In 1893 the L&NWR built their own line, the Stalybridge junction line, from just south of the GC Dukinfield station through Dukinfield and AshtontoStalybridge, the link to the GC station closed in 1902.[6][7]
The station was closed for alterations from 1 January 1917 to 3 October 1921, it was renamed to Audenshaw on 2 June 1924.[3]
The Bradshaws timetable for 1922 listed 11 southbound & 12 northbound trains calling on Mondays to Saturdays, but none on Sundays.[8]
The station closed on 25 September 1950.[3] The line closed on 1 January 1968.[9]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton | London and North Western Railway | Dukinfield Denton and Dukinfield line GC (until 1902) | ||
| Dukinfield and Ashton Stalybridge junction line L&NWR (from 1893) |
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