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The last train to depart from Didsbury was the 18:45 express to London St Pancras on 2 January 1967. Passenger express and freight trains continued to run through Didsbury until the line was fully closed in 1969. [2] [3] The station building remained standing for a number of years and was used as a hardware store, Didsbury Station Hardware.
East Didsbury is a suburban railway station in south Manchester, England. It is sited on the Styal Line between Longsight (Slade Lane Junction) and Wilmslow, providing direct access between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. East Didsbury tram stop, on the Manchester Metrolink system, is located close by.
Withington and West Didsbury railway station (previously named Withington railway station and Withington & Albert Park railway station) is a former station in West Didsbury, in the southern suburbs of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The station was located on Lapwing Lane, close to the junction with Palatine Road and opposite Withington ...
The Manchester South District Line was opened by the Midland Railway in 1880. Originally, Didsbury was served by Didsbury railway station, which was located opposite Didsbury Library on Wilmslow Road, approximately 290 metres (0.18 mi) further north along the line from the present tram stop.
Didsbury station was also served by Express trains from Manchester to London St Pancras. Further expansion of the railways ensued when the London & North Western Railway's Styal Line from Manchester London Road to Wilmslow opened in 1909, introducing two new stations to the area, East Didsbury & Parrs Wood and Burnage. [26] In 1910, A stone ...
The Metrolink stop sits some 300m south east of the former heavy rail station of the Midland Railway, which opened 1 January 1880 as Withington; was renamed on 1 July 1884 to Withington and Albert Park; renamed again on 1 April 1915 to Withington and West Didsbury; and closed 3 July 1961.
East Didsbury tram stop was built on the Midland Railway's former Manchester South District Line from Manchester Central Station. [3] East Didsbury Metrolink station is 200 metres (660 ft) north-east of East Didsbury railway station, which is a National Rail station on the Styal Line.
Didsbury railway station may refer to: Didsbury railway station, a former station in Didsbury, Greater Manchester, UK; a Canadian Pacific Railway station in Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; Didsbury Village tram stop, a stop on the Manchester Metrolink system in Greater Manchester, UK