Woodhead railway station

Woodhead
Second Woodhead station seen from above tunnel in 1979
Location
Place	Woodhead
Area	High Peak
Coordinates	53°29′43″N 1°49′53″W / 53.4954°N 1.8314°W / 53.4954; -1.8314Coordinates: 53°29′43″N 1°49′53″W / 53.4954°N 1.8314°W / 53.4954; -1.8314
Operations
Original company	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
8 April 1844	opened
1953	station moved to new alignment
27 July 1964	closed
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Woodhead railway station is a closed railway station that served the hamlet of Woodhead on the Woodhead Line.

History

The original Woodhead station seen from above Woodhead tunnel in 1951

The station was opened on 8 April 1844^[1] by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It was served by stopping passenger trains operating on the route from Manchester London Road to Sheffield Victoria.

The station was later operated by the Great Central Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway.

Second station

A new station was opened in 1953 by the Eastern Region of British Railways on a different site in conjunction with the opening of the new Woodhead Tunnel and electrification of the line. The station was closed on 27 July 1964 but the line remained open for passengers trains until 1970 and to freight traffic until 1981.

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