Woodhead railway station

Woodhead
Second Woodhead station seen from above tunnel in 1979
General information
Location	Woodhead, High Peak England
Coordinates	53.4954°N 1.8314°W / 53.4954; -1.8314
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 April 1844	Opened
1953	Moved to new alignment
27 July 1964	Closed

Woodhead railway station served the hamlet of Woodhead, in Derbyshire, England; it was a stop on the now-disused Woodhead Line between Manchester and Sheffield.

History

The station was opened on 8 April 1844 by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It was served by stopping passenger trains operating on the route between Manchester London Road and Sheffield Victoria.

It was later operated by the Great Central Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway.

A new station was opened in 1953 by the Eastern Region of British Railways on a different site, in conjunction with the opening of the new Woodhead Tunnel and electrification of the line.

It was closed on 27 July 1964, but the line remained open for passengers trains until 1970 and to freight traffic until 1981.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Crowden		SAMR Woodhead Line		Dunford Bridge

The site today

Both platforms of the second station are extant; they are accessible on the Longdendale Trail shared-use path, which occupies the former trackbed between Hadfield and the west portal of the Woodhead Tunnel.

Gallery

• 
  The original Woodhead station seen from above Woodhead tunnel in 1951
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  The remains of the station in 2005
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  Disused platform in 2012