Middleton Junction railway station
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Middleton Junction Railway Station was on the Caldervale Line
, from 1842 until closure in 1966. It lay within Chadderton
. Originally called Oldham Junction, it was opened on 31 March 1842 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, whose chief engineer was George Stephenson, as part of the branch to Oldham Werneth railway station
. The line was notable for a stretch of steep 1 in 27 gradient called the Werneth Incline. On 12 August 1914 a goods and coal depot was opened at Chadderton. This was at the end of a 1097 yards long line which branched off the Oldham line approximately 400 yards from Middleton Junction at Chadderton Junction. The line from Chadderton Junction to Oldham was closed on 7 January 1963, but the Chadderton goods and coal depot remained open for an unrecorded period.
A branch line from Middleton Junction to Middleton was opened on 5 January 1857, closing to passengers on 7 September 1964 and completely on 11 October 1965.
Caldervale Line
The Caldervale Line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool...
, from 1842 until closure in 1966. It lay within Chadderton
Chadderton
Chadderton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire...
. Originally called Oldham Junction, it was opened on 31 March 1842 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, whose chief engineer was George Stephenson, as part of the branch to Oldham Werneth railway station
Oldham Werneth railway station
Oldham Werneth railway station was situated on the Oldham Loop Line, 10 km north east of Manchester Victoria. The station was situated on Featherstall Road South, in the Werneth area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England...
. The line was notable for a stretch of steep 1 in 27 gradient called the Werneth Incline. On 12 August 1914 a goods and coal depot was opened at Chadderton. This was at the end of a 1097 yards long line which branched off the Oldham line approximately 400 yards from Middleton Junction at Chadderton Junction. The line from Chadderton Junction to Oldham was closed on 7 January 1963, but the Chadderton goods and coal depot remained open for an unrecorded period.
A branch line from Middleton Junction to Middleton was opened on 5 January 1857, closing to passengers on 7 September 1964 and completely on 11 October 1965.