Oldham Clegg Street railway station
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Oldham Clegg Street | |
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Location | |
Place | Oldham |
Area | Oldham |
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Grid reference | SD928046 |
Operations | |
Original company | Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway |
Pre-grouping | OAGB |
Post-grouping | OAGB |
History | |
26 August 1861 | Opened |
4 May 1959 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Oldham Clegg Street railway station was one of five stations that served the town of Oldham in northwest England.
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History
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A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Oldham Clegg Street
The station was the northernmost passenger station on the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway;[1][2] it opened on 26 August 1861.[3] To the south of the station was a tunnel, known as Oldham Tunnel; it was 59 yards (54 m) in length.[4]
The station was reconstructed in the late 1890s, the works being finished in 1900.[4] The station closed on 4 May 1959.[3]
Routes
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Park Bridge Line and station closed |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London and North Western Railway Great Central Railway Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway |
Oldham Mumps Line closed, station open |
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Oldham Glodwick Road Line and station closed |
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