Audenshaw railway station served the

Audenshaw Audenshaw is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester. Historically part of Lancashire, in 2011 it had a population of 11,419. The name derives from Aldwin, a Saxon personal name, and the Old English suffix ...

area of

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, then part of the county of

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. The station was originally called Hooley Hill (Guide Bridge) as the original Audenshaw station opened by the London and North Western Railway closed in 1905.

History

Opened by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the

London Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally ...

. The line then passed on to the

London Midland Region of British Railways The London Midland Region (LMR) was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways (BR), and initially consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) lines in England, Wales and Northern Irelan ...

on nationalisation in 1948. The station was then closed by British Railways in 1950.

The site today

The overbridge has long been demolished. The ticket booking building still remains, although it is in use as a computer repair shop.

References

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Station on navigable O. S. map minor station below Guide Bridge marked as Hooley Hill
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1887 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950 Former London and North Western Railway stations Disused railway stations in Tameside Audenshaw {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub