Place Acre Grid reference SD934064 | Area Oldham | |
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Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1 July 1864 (1864-07-01) Opened as Royton Junction Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Similar Darcy Lever railway st, Shawclough and Healey railway st, Irlams o' th' Height railway st, Greenmount railway station, Staley and Millbrook railway st | ||
Royton Junction railway station which opened on 1 July 1864 was a station on the Oldham Loop Line in Greater Manchester, England. It was the junction for the short branch line to Royton railway station. 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 Approval for closure had been given on 8 May 1987, as the station had been replaced by Derker station which opened ½ mile away on 30 August 1985.
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