Diggle railway station
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Site of the station in 1996 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Diggle |
| Area | Oldham |
| Grid reference | SE007080 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 1 August 1849 | Station opens |
| 7 October 1968 | Station closes |
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Diggle railway station served the village of Diggle and was located on the Huddersfield Line to the north of Uppermill. Situated immediately to the west of the Standedge tunnels, it was opened in 1849 along with the first rail tunnel and closed to passenger traffic in 1968.[1] In its heyday, the station had platforms serving all four lines but little trace remains of it today - all of the buildings & much of platforms having been demolished (although the nearby signal box remains operational).
On 5 July 1923, an express passenger train was in a rear-end collision with a freight train. Four people were killed.[2]
In March 2012, a campaign to reopen the station was launched by a local Liberal Democrat parish councillor.[3] This proved unsuccessful, as Transport for Greater Manchester concluded that much of the cited passenger demand would actually be abstracted from the existing station at nearby Greenfield.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Diggle Community Association - Railways www.digglevillage.org.uk; Retrieved 20 March 2009
- ↑ Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 31. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.
- ↑ "Diggle Station platform for investment". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ Disused Stations- Diggle Disused Stations; Retrieved 7 January 2016
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper (ISBN 1-871608-19-8)
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Saddleworth or Uppermill |
L&NW Huddersfield Line |
Marsden Line open, Station open | ||
Coordinates: 53°34′09″N 1°59′25″W / 53.5692°N 1.9904°W