Present status In operation | Grid reference SJ842921 Original operator South District Railway Opened 1880 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Post-grouping company London, Midland and Scottish RailwayLondon Midland Region of British Railways Address Manchester M20 3TF, United Kingdom Similar High Street tram stop, Mosley Street tram stop, Burton Road tram stop, Didsbury Village tram stop, Firswood tram stop | ||
West didsbury tram stop
West Didsbury is a tram stop on the South Manchester Line (SML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 23 May 2013, in West Didsbury, South Manchester, England.
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- West didsbury tram stop
- Trams west didsbury tram stop
- Service pattern
- Railway station
- Metrolink stop
- References
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. The route was earmarked for redevelopment with a light rail system during the 1980s, and was confirmed and funded as part of Metrolink's Phase 3b of expansion in 2006.
Trams west didsbury tram stop
Service pattern
Railway station
Withington & West Didsbury railway station opened in 1880 as "Withington" when the Midland Railway opened its new Manchester South District line out of Manchester Central Station. The station was renamed "Withington & Albert Park" in 1884, and then "Withington & West Didsbury" in 1895.
The Manchester South District line, and consequently Withington & West Didsbury station, closed in July 1961. By the 2000s, the original cobbled station approach road and wall were still visible off Lapwing Lane, and the remains of the station platforms could still be seen at the bottom of the overgrown embankment.
Metrolink stop
The West Didsbury Metrolink stop opened on 23 May 2013, on the opposite side of Palatine Road from the original railway station.