Royton Junction railway station was a station on the Oldham Loop Line in Greater Manchester, England. It opened on 1 July 1864, and was the junction for the short branch line to Royton railway station. The line to Royton was closed to goods on 2 November 1964, and to passengers on 16 April 1966.[1] A 450-yard section of the line remained in use for freight traffic from Royton Junction to Higginshaw Gas Sidings. This final part of the Royton Junction to Royton line closed on 6 April 1970.[2]
Royton Junction | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Higginshaw, Oldham England |
| Coordinates | 53°33′15″N 2°06′06″W / 53.55426°N 2.10170°W |
| Grid reference | SD934064 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1864 | Opened as Royton Junction |
| 8 May 1978 | Renamed Royton |
| 11 May 1987 | Closed |
The station was renamed Royton on 8 May 1978, and was closed from 11 May 1987.[3] Approval for closure had been given on 8 May 1987,[4] for the station had been replaced by Derker station which opened 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) away on 30 August 1985.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Disused Stations: Royton Station".
- ^ "Central Lines". Archived from the original on 9 February 2011.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 201. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Alan Bevan, ed. (1998). A—Z of Rail Reopenings. Railway Development Society. Warwick: Warwick Printing Company. ISBN 0-901283-13-4.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Mumps | L&YR Royton branch |
Royton | ||
| Derker | London Midland Region of British Railways Oldham Loop Line |
Shaw and Crompton | ||
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royton Junction railway station.