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Longsight_railway_station Latitude and Longitude:
53°27′37″N 2°12′05″W / 53.4602°N 2.2014°W / 53.4602; -2.2014
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Longsight
General information
Location Longsight, Manchester
England
Coordinates 53°27′37″N 2°12′05″W / 53.4602°N 2.2014°W / 53.4602; -2.2014
Grid reference SJ868959
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
April 1843 (1843-04)Station opened
15 September 1958Station closed

Longsight railway station was built by the Manchester & Birmingham Railway Company (MBR).

History

A 1910 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Longsight (lower right)

The first station in the area was called Rushford which opened with the line in 1840. It closed in 1843 and was replaced with Longsight.

The station opened in April 1843, [1] and became very important to the early success of Belle Vue Zoo as it was close enough to be a drop-off point for organised excursions. A special platform, some 1,500 feet (457 metres) in length was constructed for these trains, much of which can still be seen among the depot sidings. [2] The station closed on 15 September 1958, [1] and very little is left of it today. A short platform has been built on part of the former station site for use of railway staff travelling to and from the adjacent carriage depot.

References

  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 149. ISBN  1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Nicholls, Robert (1992). The Belle Vue Story. Manchester: Neil Richardson. p. 6. ISBN  1-85216-070-5.

Further reading

Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 103-108. ISBN  9781908174574. OCLC  892047119.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Mauldeth Road
Line and station open 		  London and North Western Railway   Manchester Mayfield
Line and station closed
Levenshulme
Line and station open 		    Manchester London Road
Line and station open
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