Oldham Clegg Street railway station

Oldham Clegg Street
Location
Place Oldham
Area Oldham
Coordinates 53°32′16″N 2°06′41″W / 53.53771°N 2.11131°W / 53.53771; -2.11131Coordinates: 53°32′16″N 2°06′41″W / 53.53771°N 2.11131°W / 53.53771; -2.11131
Grid reference SD928046
Operations
Original company Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway
Pre-grouping OAGB
Post-grouping OAGB
History
26 August 1861 (1861-08-26) Opened
4 May 1959 (1959-05-04) Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Oldham Clegg Street railway station was one of five stations that served the town of Oldham in northwest England.

History

A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Oldham Clegg Street

The station was the northernmost passenger station on the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway;[1][2] it opened on 26 August 1861.[3] To the south of the station was a tunnel, known as Oldham Tunnel; it was 59 yards (54 m) in length.[4]

The station was reconstructed in the late 1890s, the works being finished in 1900.[4] The station closed on 4 May 1959.[3]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Park Bridge
Line and station closed
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
London and North Western Railway
Great Central Railway
Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway
  Oldham Mumps
Line closed, station open
    Oldham Glodwick Road
Line and station closed

Notes

  1. Conolly 1976, p. 21, section D1, inset.
  2. Dow 1959, p. 255.
  3. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 177.
  4. 1 2 Dow 1962, p. 121.

References

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