Broadbottom railway station serves the village of

Broadbottom Broadbottom is a village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it stands on the River Etherow which forms the border with Derbyshire. Description Home Farm dates from 1604 and Broadbottom Hall from 1680. There wa ...

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, east of

Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. Opened as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city ...

. It was opened by the

Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was an early British railway company which opened in stages between 1841 and 1845 between Sheffield and Manchester via Ashton-under-Lyne. The Peak District formed a formidable barrier, and ...

in 1842. It was renamed ''Mottram'' in 1845, but has since reverted to its original name. East of the station is

Broadbottom Viaduct Broadbottom Viaduct (also known as Etherow or Mottram Viaduct) is a railway viaduct that spans the River Etherow between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester in England. Originally of wooden construction supported by stone piers, the timber was repl ...

which carries the line over the

River Etherow The River Etherow is a river in northern England, and a tributary of the River Goyt. Although now passing through South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester, it historically formed the ancient county boundary between Cheshire and Derby ...

. The official length of the viaduct is .

Services

There is a generally half-hourly daily service each way, with weekday peak extras, between Manchester Piccadilly,

Glossop Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...

and Hadfield. Trains operate hourly in the evenings in each direction. Early morning, rush hour and late evening services start or terminate at Glossop.

History

The station is situated between mileposts and 10 and has had various names over time. The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway called it ''Broadbottom'' when it opened on 10 December 1842. In July 1845, the name became ''Mottram''. The MS&L later decided on the best of both worlds when they renamed the station ''Mottram and Broadbottom'' on 1 May 1884. From 1 August 1897, the MS&LR became the

Great Central Railway The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the ...

(GCR) and this was merged with other companies to form the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

(LNER) on 1 January 1923. Modern officials were not happy with such duplicity and the station reverted to its original title on 1 January 1954. Something of the former legend, though, was applied with the suffix ''for Mottram and Charlesworth'' remaining in use until comparatively recently. Goods facilities here ceased on 15 July 1963, but the station remains open to passengers today. Never catering for more than local traffic, the station did have a moment of glory for a short period in the 1920s, when the LNER's morning restaurant car express from

Manchester London Road Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. Opened as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city ...

London Marylebone Marylebone station ( ) is a London station group, Central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the Marylebone area of the City of Westminster. On the National Rail network it is also known as London Marylebone an ...

called here. The wooden shelter is expected to be removed in March 2021.

Facilities

The station has retained its ticket office, which is staffed six days per week (Mondays to Fridays 06:15 - 13:25, Saturdays 06:40 - 14:00, closed Sundays). Outside these times, tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on board the train. There is also a waiting room in the main building and a shelter on the Glossop-bound platform; the remaining buildings on the westbound side are now in private ownership. Train running details can be obtained via timetable posters, digital CIS displays and telephone. Level access is available only from the car park to platform 1, as both access routes to the opposite side require the use of steps.Broadbottom station facilities
''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 7 March 2017 File:Broadbottom 1 rail station1912415 30758c3b.jpg, The platforms in 1965. File:Broadbottom 2 1912400 bf3c81a4.jpg, The station offices in the same year.

References

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Railway stations in Tameside DfT Category E stations Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842 Northern franchise railway stations Woodhead Line 1842 establishments in England {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub