Place Uppermill Grid reference SD994055 | Area Oldham 1 January 1912 (1912-01-01) Station opened | |
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Original company London and North Western Railway Similar Darcy Lever railway st, Irlams o' th' Height railway st, Shawclough and Healey railway st, Staley and Millbrook railway st | ||
Moorgate Halt railway station was opened on 1 January 1912 on the London and North Western Railway route from Stalybridge to Huddersfield. The station was only ever served by trains from Oldham to Delph via Greenfield. The station closed on 2 May 1955 when this service, known locally as the Delph Donkey, was withdrawn. The location of Moorgate Halt is now marked by a foot crossing over the railway at Uppermill, although no trace of the station remains. Nearby can be seen the foundations of Delph Junction signal box, where trains used to receive the token giving them authorisation to enter the single line section to Delph.
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Moorgate (Oldham) railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA