Measurements Halt railway station

Former railway station in England

Measurements Halt

General information
Location| Delph, Oldham
England
Coordinates| 53°33′27″N 2°01′25″W﻿ / ﻿53.5575°N 2.0236°W﻿ / 53.5575; -2.0236
Grid reference| SD985067
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 July 1932 (1932-07-18)| Station opened
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)[1]| Station closed

Location

Measurements Halt railway station was opened on 18 July 1932[2] as part of the former London and North Western Railway route from Oldham to Delph. The station closed on 2 May 1955,[2] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn. It served the Measurements factory and only one train in each direction called at the station per day.

While the line past the station site was opened by the LNWR in 1851, by the time Measurements Halt opened in 1932, the LNWR had already merged with other companies to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and that company is credited with opening the station - the only station on the Delph Donkey Line opened after the LNWR became defunct.

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Delph Donkey

Legend

| Delph |  |

|  |

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Measurements Halt |  |

|  |
Dobcross |  |

|  |

| Huddersfield line

to Huddersfield

|  |

|  |
|  |

|  | Moorgate Halt
|  |

|  | Greenfield
|  |

|  |
Grasscroft |  |

|  |

| Huddersfield line

to Stalybridge

Lydgate tunnel

|  |

|  |
|  |

|  | Grotton and Springhead
|  |

|  | Lees

| Oldham Loop Line

to Rochdale

|  | Oldham Glodwick Road
Oldham Mumps L&YR |  |

|  | Oldham Mumps LNWR

| Metrolink

to Manchester Victoria

|  |
Oldham Central |  |

|  | Oldham Clegg Street
|  |

|  |

LNWR Goods Depot

|  |

|  |

GC Goods Depot

Oldham Werneth |  |

|  |

| Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bdge

to Ashton-under-Lyne

| Oldham Loop Line

to Manchester Victoria

|  |

Scottfield GC Goods Depot

|  |  |  |  |  |
Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Dobcross
Line and station closed |  | London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Delph Donkey |  | Delph
Line and station closed

## References

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1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 291\. OCLC 931112387.
2. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 157\. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

* Hooper, John. An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways. ISBN 1-871608-19-8.

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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
* Stockport Portwood
* Stockport Tiviot Dale

Tameside|

* Ashton Moss
* Ashton Park Parade
* Audenshaw (1st)
* Audenshaw (2nd)
* 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
* West Leigh and Bedford
* Whelley
* Wigan Central

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