Dukinfield and Ashton railway station served

Dukinfield Dukinfield is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, on the south bank of the River Tame opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, east of Manchester. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 19,306. Within the boundaries of the historic co ...

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 ...

. The line through the station site opened in August 1893 when the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

(L&NWR) opened the Stalybridge junction line from a new junction just south of station on 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 ...

to , thereby providing its own route to Stalybridge from Denton Junction. The station was built at high level on a viaduct as it passed through Dukinfield. The station was opened on 2 October 1893. Access to the platforms was via an entrance in Cooper Street and ascending a staircase inside one of viaduct pillars. The station was closed on 25 September 1950. The goods yard, called just ''Dukinfield'', was to the south-west of the passenger station, it had a goods shed and a 10 ton crane, it closed on 30 January 1965. The line closed completely on 1 January 1968.

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* * * * * Disused railway stations in Tameside Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950 Dukinfield {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub