Baguley railway station was a station in the south of Manchester, England, at the extreme western edge of Baguley near the southern end of Brooklands Road where Shady Lane crossed the railway line.
Baguley | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Baguley, Manchester England |
| Coordinates | 53°23′56″N 2°18′27″W / 53.39896°N 2.30738°W |
| Grid reference | SJ796891 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1865 | Station opens |
| 30 November 1964 | Station closes |
History
edit
Served by the Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway (ST&AJ), Baguley station was opened on 1 December 1865. From 15 August 1867 the ST&AJ became part of the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) and from the Grouping of 1923, the CLC was jointly owned by the London and North Eastern Railway and London, Midland and Scottish Railway companies.[1] The station then passed under the control of the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
Baguley station was served by local passenger trains from Stockport Tiviot Dale to Warrington Central and continuing on to Liverpool Central station. A separate service operated from Stockport via Baguley to Altrincham.
For most of the station's existence, the passenger trains were hauled by steam locomotives, but for a period up to the beginning of the Second World War, the services from Stockport and Baguley to Altrincham were performed by the CLC's Sentinel steam railcars. The station closed on 30 November 1964 [2] when passenger trains were withdrawn by British Railways. It was subsequently demolished.[3]
Potential reopening
editChester and Northwich-bound passenger trains from Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport and Altrincham continue to pass through the site. Freight trains also use the line Baguley, including heavy block trains carrying limestone from quarries at Tunstead (near Buxton) to alkali works at Northwich.
Proposals were made in the early 2000s to reopen a station in the Baguley area when the extension of the Metrolink out to Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport is actioned.[4] In May 2011 re-opening of the station on the Stockport-Altrincham line was included in Transport for Greater Manchester's Passenger Plan. The station would be on Southmoor Road and would be a tram/train interchange with the Baguley tram stop, which opened in 2014.
Services
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northenden Line open, station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway |
West Timperley Line and station closed | ||
| Altrincham Line and station open | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Northenden Line open, station closed |
LNWR Warrington & Stockport Railway |
Broadheath Line and station closed | ||
References
edit- Notes
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 238
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 22
- ^ "Disused Stations: Baguley Station".
- ^ "Manchester, Chorlton, Wythenshawe & Airport". www.lrta.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
- Bibliography
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- Awdry, Christopher (1990), Encyclopedia of Railway Companies, London: Guild Publishing, ASIN B000Z5WUQM, CN 8983
- Jowett, A. (2000), Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas, Atlantic Publishing, ISBN 0-906899-99-0