Godley East railway station
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Godley East was a railway station in the Godley area of Hyde
, Tameside
, Greater Manchester
, on the Manchester-Glossop Line.
Godley was the temporary terminus of the route to Sheffield when the first section of the Woodhead Line
was opened in 1841, but the original station was located about ¼ mile further west. This temporary station was called Godley Toll Bar and closed when the line was extended to Broadbottom a year later.
Godley East once had four platforms - two on the Manchester-Glossop Line and two linking the Woodhead Line with the Cheshire Lines Committee
(CLC) route to Apethorne Junction (Woodley
). The branch opened in 1866, after which Godley became known as Godley Junction. The CLC platforms were only ever lightly used. The station and sidings were controlled by a single mechanical signal box which was located at the east end of the 'up' (Hadfield) platform.
The electrification of the Woodhead line in 1954 gave Godley a strategic importance that it retained until the through route to Sheffield closed in 1981. Godley was one of the locations where trains to and from the Liverpool district changed from diesel or steam to electric traction, and vice versa. In steam days there was a large turntable situated on the CLC branch. The turntable pit is still in existence and remains in remarkably good condition and free of debris.
The station was renamed from Godley Junction to Godley on 6 May 1974.
On 7 July 1986, a new station called Godley
was opened on the site of the original Godley Toll Bar station, and the original station was renamed Godley East. With the addition of Hattersley serving more closely the nearby council estate, train services were gradually reduced and the station formally closed on 27 May 1995. However, the main platforms remain intact, although now largely overgrown. The platforms on the Hadfield line are fenced off; however, from the now cycle track which runs along the former line linking to Stockport, the remains of the other platforms are visible. The derelict footbridge was removed during the late 00's.
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....
, Tameside
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
, 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...
, on the Manchester-Glossop Line.
Godley was the temporary terminus of the route to Sheffield when the first section of 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...
was opened in 1841, but the original station was located about ¼ mile further west. This temporary station was called Godley Toll Bar and closed when the line was extended to Broadbottom a year later.
Godley East once had four platforms - two on the Manchester-Glossop Line and two linking the Woodhead Line with the Cheshire Lines Committee
Cheshire Lines Committee
The Cheshire Lines Committee was the second largest joint railway in Great Britain, with 143 route miles. Despite its name, approximately 55% of its system was in Lancashire. In its publicity material it was often styled as the Cheshire Lines Railway...
(CLC) route to Apethorne Junction (Woodley
Woodley, Greater Manchester
Woodley is a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies on the east side of the Peak Forest Canal, next to the areas of Bredbury and Romiley...
). The branch opened in 1866, after which Godley became known as Godley Junction. The CLC platforms were only ever lightly used. The station and sidings were controlled by a single mechanical signal box which was located at the east end of the 'up' (Hadfield) platform.
The electrification of the Woodhead line in 1954 gave Godley a strategic importance that it retained until the through route to Sheffield closed in 1981. Godley was one of the locations where trains to and from the Liverpool district changed from diesel or steam to electric traction, and vice versa. In steam days there was a large turntable situated on the CLC branch. The turntable pit is still in existence and remains in remarkably good condition and free of debris.
The station was renamed from Godley Junction to Godley on 6 May 1974.
On 7 July 1986, a new station called Godley
Godley railway station
Godley railway station serves the Godley area of Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester. It is 14 km east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line....
was opened on the site of the original Godley Toll Bar station, and the original station was renamed Godley East. With the addition of Hattersley serving more closely the nearby council estate, train services were gradually reduced and the station formally closed on 27 May 1995. However, the main platforms remain intact, although now largely overgrown. The platforms on the Hadfield line are fenced off; however, from the now cycle track which runs along the former line linking to Stockport, the remains of the other platforms are visible. The derelict footbridge was removed during the late 00's.