Royton Junction railway station which opened on 1 July 1864 was a station on the Oldham Loop Line 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. It was the junction for the short branch line to Royton railway station

Royton railway station

Royton Railway Station which opened on 21 March 1864 served the town of Royton, England. It was at the end of a short branch line from Royton Junction railway station on the Oldham Loop Line. Royton closed to goods services on 2 November 1964, and to passengers services on 16 April...

. The line to Royton was closed to goods on 2 November 1964, and to passengers on 16 April 1966. A 450 yard section of the line remained in use for freight traffic from Royton Junction to Higginshaw Gas Sidings. This final part of the Royton Junction to Royton line closed on 6 April 1970.

The station was renamed Royton on 8 May 1978 and was closed from 11 May 1987. Approval for closure had been given on 8 May 1987, as the station had been replaced by Derker

Derker railway station

Derker railway station was a railway station in Derker, an area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It was on the Oldham Loop Line, north east of Manchester Victoria and was managed by Northern Rail at the time of closure....

station which opened ½ mile away on 30 August 1985.