Audenshaw railway station served the Audenshaw 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 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 ...

, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on

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in 1948. The station was then closed by

British Railways British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...

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