Manchester Oldham Road railway station

"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
General information
LocationManchester
England
Coordinates53°29′14″N 2°13′44″W / 53.487216°N 2.228851°W / 53.487216; -2.228851
Grid referenceSJ847989
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 July 1839 (1839-07-04)Station opened
1 January 1844Closed to passengers
7 October 1968Closed to freight
Location

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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