Levenshulme South railway station

Levenshulme South
Levenshulme South The date of opening plaque can be seen near the white peak on the right
Location
Place	Levenshulme
Area	Manchester
Coordinates	53°26′27″N 2°11′18″W / 53.4408°N 2.1884°WCoordinates: 53°26′27″N 2°11′18″W / 53.4408°N 2.1884°W
Grid reference	SJ876938
Operations
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
2 May 1892	Opened as Levenshulme
15 September 1952	Renamed Levenshulme South
7 July 1958	Closed
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Levenshulme South railway station was a railway station located in Levenshulme, Manchester. It was located on the Fallowfield Line which is now a cycle path.

History

The station opened on 2 May 1892, originally being named Levenshulme.^[1] It was renamed Levenshulme South on 15 September 1952,^[1] closed to passenger traffic on 7 July 1958,^[1] and finally the line closed to freight in 1987. This was one of two stations in Levenshulme; the other called Levenshulme railway station is still used today.

Fallowfield loop line map

Fallowfield Loop Line
Legend
Metrolink / to Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Central / Deansgate-Castlefield Cornbrook Liverpool to Manchester Lines Trafford Bar MSJ&AR/Metrolink to Altrincham Chorlton-cum-Hardy St Werburgh's Road South District Railway/Metrolink to Didsbury Wilbraham Road Fallowfield Styal Line West Coast Main Line Levenshulme South Reddish Depot Hope Valley Line Hyde Road to Manchester Piccadilly Gorton Fairfield M60 motorway Guide Bridge Hope Valley Line to Sheffield
Key  Fallowfield Loop line Present National Rail service Metrolink

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 142. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Fallowfield		LNER Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Fallowfield Loop		Hyde Road