Clegg Street railway station
Encyclopedia
Oldham Clegg Street railway station was one of five stations that served the town of Oldham
in northwest England.
The station was the northernmost passenger station on the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway
; it opened on 26 August 1861. To the south of the station was a tunnel, known as Oldham Tunnel; it was 59 yards (53.9 m) in length.
The station was reconstructed in the late 1890s, the works being finished in 1900. The station closed on 4 May 1959.
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
in northwest England.
History
Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway
The Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Junction Railway was an early British railway company, which opened in 1861, connecting Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge.-Plans:...
; it opened on 26 August 1861. To the south of the station was a tunnel, known as Oldham Tunnel; it was 59 yards (53.9 m) in length.
The station was reconstructed in the late 1890s, the works being finished in 1900. The station closed on 4 May 1959.