Longsight railway station

53°27′37″N 2°12′05″W / 53.4602°N 2.2014°W / 53.4602; -2.2014Grid referenceSJ868959Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyManchester and Birmingham RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey datesApril 1843 (1843-04)Station opened15 September 1958Station closed

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

History

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

Further reading

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

External links

• Longsight Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
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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