Fallowfield Loop railway line
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The Fallowfield
Loop railway line was a local railway route in Greater Manchester
, England
. Trains on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
line (later, the Great Central Railway
line) from Sheffield Victoria and Guide Bridge
used the 'Loop' to access Manchester Central railway station
.
The line was fully opened in 1892 and remained in use until 1988. The stations at Hyde Road
, Levenshulme South
, Fallowfield
and Wilbraham Road
having closed in 1958 following the withdrawal of passenger services.
Reddish Depot was built adjacent to the line in 1954 to maintain the new fleet of electric trains for the Woodhead Line
, and remained open until 1983.
The railway line is oddly shown as an active line on Google Maps
Fallowfield
Ladybarn is the part of Fallowfield to the south-east. Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre is used by the University of Manchester: it was built by Edward Walters for Sir Joseph Whitworth, as were the Firs Botanical Grounds.-Religion:...
Loop railway line was a local railway route in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Trains on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed by amalgamation in 1847. The MS&LR changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.-Origin:...
line (later, the Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
line) from Sheffield Victoria and Guide Bridge
Guide Bridge railway station
Guide Bridge railway station serves Guide Bridge, a part of Audenshaw, Tameside in Greater Manchester, England and is operated by Northern Rail. The station is 4¾ miles east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Glossop Line.-History:...
used the 'Loop' to access Manchester Central railway station
Manchester Central railway station
Manchester Central railway station is a former railway station in Manchester City Centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, it now houses an exhibition and conference centre named Manchester Central.-History:...
.
The line was fully opened in 1892 and remained in use until 1988. The stations at Hyde Road
Hyde Road railway station
Hyde Road was a railway station in Gorton, Manchester, England, on the Fallowfield Line. It opened in 1892 and closed in 1958 when local passenger services on the line stopped. The station was sometimes advertised as Hyde Road for Belle Vue, that is, convenient for Belle Vue Zoo, about one mile...
, Levenshulme South
Levenshulme South railway station
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...
, Fallowfield
Fallowfield railway station
Fallowfield railway station was a railway station located on Wilmslow Road in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. Today what remains of the station building is used as a public house called Remedy , with the rest of the site taken by a block of flats and a Sainsbury's supermarket, which curiously...
and Wilbraham Road
Alexandra Park railway station
Wilbraham Road railway station was a station on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway line from Manchester Central via Chorlton-cum-Hardy to Fairfield and Guide Bridge. It was situated near the junction of Alexandra Road South with Mauldeth Road West...
having closed in 1958 following the withdrawal of passenger services.
Reddish Depot was built adjacent to the line in 1954 to maintain the new fleet of electric trains for the Woodhead Line
Woodhead Line
The Woodhead Line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under the high moorlands of the northern Peak District through the Woodhead Tunnels...
, and remained open until 1983.
The railway line is oddly shown as an active line on Google Maps