Longsight railway station

Former railway station in England

Longsight

General information
Location| Longsight, Manchester
England
Coordinates| 53°27′37″N 2°12′05″W﻿ / ﻿53.4602°N 2.2014°W﻿ / 53.4602; -2.2014
Grid reference| SJ868959
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping| London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
April 1843 (1843-04)| Station opened
15 September 1958| Station closed

Longsight railway station was built by the Manchester & Birmingham Railway Company (MBR).

## History[edit]

A 1910 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Longsight (lower right)

The first station in the area was called Rushford which opened with the line in 1840. It closed in 1843 and was replaced with Longsight.

The station opened in April 1843,[1] and became very important to the early success of Belle Vue Zoo as it was close enough to be a drop-off point for organised excursions. A special platform, some 1,500 feet (457 metres) in length was constructed for these trains, much of which can still be seen among the depot sidings.[2] The station closed on 15 September 1958,[1] and very little is left of it today. A short platform has been built on part of the former station site for use of railway staff travelling to and from the adjacent carriage depot.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 149\. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. ^ Nicholls, Robert (1992). The Belle Vue Story. Manchester: Neil Richardson. p. 6\. ISBN 1-85216-070-5.

## Further reading[edit]

Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 103-108. ISBN 9781908174574. OCLC 892047119.

## External links[edit]

* Longsight Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Mauldeth Road
Line and station open |  | London and North Western Railway |  | Manchester Mayfield
Line and station closed
Levenshulme
Line and station open |  |  | Manchester London Road
Line and station open

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to North Manchester

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy | Longsight |  |

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to Tameside

St Werburgh's Road |  |

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to North Manchester

Wilbraham Road |  |

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Fallowfield |  |

|  | Ryder Brow
Withington |  |

|  | Levenshulme |

to Marple

Barlow Moor Road |  |

|  | Levenshulme South
Burton Road |  |

|  | Mauldeth Road
Sale Water Park |  |

|  | Heaton Chapel
West Didsbury |  |

|  | Burnage
Didsbury |  |

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to Stockport

Northern Moor |  |

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Didsbury Village |  |

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to Stockport

Wythenshawe Park |  |

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Moor Road |  |

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| to Chinley

via Disley Tunnel

Baguley | Northenden |  |

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to Stockport

Baguley |  |

|  | Gatley

to Altrincham

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Roundthorn |  |

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| Wythenshawe

Hospital
| Martinscroft |

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Benchill |  |

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Crossacres |  |

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Newall Green |  | Wythenshawe

Town Centre

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Robinswood Road |  |

|  | Heald Green
Peel Hall |  |

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Davenport Green | Shadowmoss |  |

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Manchester Airport |  |

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to Crewe via Styal

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Closed railway stations in Greater Manchester

Bolton|

* Bolton Crook Street
* Bolton Great Moor Street
* Chequerbent (1831)
* Chequerbent (1885)
* Chew Moor
* Darcy Lever
* Horwich
* Lostock Lane
* Plodder Lane
* Rumworth and Daubhill
* The Oaks

Bury|

* Ainsworth Road Halt
* Bradley Fold
* Brandlesholme Road Halt
* Bury Knowsley Street
* Greenmount
* Holcombe Brook
* Knowles Level Crossing Halt
* Molyneux Brow
* Radcliffe Black Lane
* Radcliffe Bridge
* Ringley Road
* Sunny Wood Halt
* Tottington
* Withins Lane
* Woodhill Road Halt
* Woolfold

Manchester
(city centre in italics)|

* Baguley
* Chorlton-cum-Hardy
* Clayton Bridge
* Dean Lane
* Didsbury
* Fallowfield
* High Street (Metrolink)
* Hyde Road
* Levenshulme South
* Longsight
* Manchester Central
* Manchester Liverpool Road
* Manchester Mayfield
* Manchester Oldham Road
* Miles Platting
* Mosley Street (Metrolink)
* Newton Heath
* Northenden
* Park
* Wilbraham Road
* Withington and West Didsbury

Oldham|

* Delph
* Derker
* Diggle
* Dobcross
* Failsworth
* Friezland
* Grasscroft
* Grotton and Springhead
* Hollinwood
* Lees
* Measurements
* Middleton Junction
* Moorgate
* Oldham Central
* Oldham Clegg Street
* Oldham Glodwick Road
* Oldham Mumps
* Oldham Mumps (LNWR)
* Oldham Werneth
* Royton
* Royton Junction
* Saddleworth
* Shaw and Crompton
* Uppermill

Rochdale|

* Broadfield
* Broadley
* Middleton
* Milnrow
* New Hey
* Shawclough and Healey
* Wardleworth

Salford|

* Agecroft Bridge
* Barton Moss
* Cadishead
* Cross Lane
* Dixon Fold
* Ellenbrook
* Irlams o' th' Height
* Little Hulton
* Manchester Exchange
* Monton Green
* Oldfield Road
* Ordsall Lane
* Pendlebury
* Pendleton
* Pendleton Bridge
* Seedley
* Walkden Low Level
* Weaste
* Worsley

Stockport|

* Cheadle (CLC)
* Cheadle (LNWR)
* Cheadle Heath
* Cheadle North
* Hazel Grove (Midland)
* High Lane
* Heaton Mersey
* Heaton Norris
* Portwood
* Stockport Tiviot Dale

Tameside|

* Ashton Moss
* Ashton Park Parade
* Audenshaw
* Droylsden
* Dukinfield and Ashton
* Dukinfield Central
* Godley East
* Hooley Hill
* Micklehurst
* Oldham Road
* Park Bridge
* Staley and Millbrook

Trafford|

* Altrincham (1st)
* Bowdon
* Broadheath (Altrincham)
* Cornbrook
* Dunham (W&SR)
* Dunham Massey
* Partington
* West Timperley

Wigan|

* Amberswood (Hindley)
* Astley
* Atherleigh
* Atherton Bag Lane
* Bamfurlong
* Boar's Head
* Golborne North
* Golborne South
* Hindley Green
* Hindley South
* Howe Bridge
* Leigh
* Lower Ince
* Lowton
* Pennington
* Platt Bridge
* Red Rock
* Tyldesley
* Westleigh
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* Whelley
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