Royton Junction railway station was a station on the
Oldham Loop Line
The Oldham Loop Line was a local railway route in Greater Manchester, England, used by trains that ran from Manchester Victoria to Rochdale via Oldham Mumps. Services on the line at the time of its closure were operated by Northern Rail.
The l ...
in
Greater Manchester
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,
England
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. It opened on 1 July 1864, and was the junction for the short branch line to
Royton railway station. The line to Royton was closed to goods on 2 November 1964, and to passengers on 16 April 1966. A 450-yard section of the line remained in use for freight traffic from Royton Junction to Higginshaw Gas Sidings. This final part of the Royton Junction to Royton line closed on 6 April 1970.
The station was renamed ''Royton'' on 8 May 1978, and was closed from 11 May 1987.
Approval for closure had been given on 8 May 1987,
for the station had been replaced by
Derker
Derker is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in north-central Oldham, close to the boundary with Royton.
History
Historically a part of Lancashire, Derker was recorded as a place of residence in 1604 with the name ''Dir ...
station which opened away on 30 August 1985.
References
{{Closed stations Greater Manchester
Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1987
1864 establishments in England
1987 disestablishments in England