Didsbury Village tram stop

Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 2°13′43″W / 53.41672°N 2.22853°W / 53.41672; -2.22853
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Didsbury Village
Metrolink station
General information
LocationDidsbury, Manchester
England
Coordinates53°25′00″N 2°13′43″W / 53.41672°N 2.22853°W / 53.41672; -2.22853
Grid referenceSJ849910
Line(s)South Manchester Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3
Key dates
23 May 2013Opened
Services
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
East Didsbury
Terminus
East Didsbury–Rochdale West Didsbury
East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only) West Didsbury
Location
Map

Didsbury Village is a tram stop on the South Manchester Line on the light-rail Metrolink network in Greater Manchester, England. It serves the South Manchester suburb of Didsbury.

History

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. The railway station was closed in 1967 as part of the Beeching cuts and was demolished in 1982, and the old railway line lay derelict for several decades.[1]

In 1984,

trackbed, but as Didsbury station had been demolished over 30 years earlier, a new tram stop was constructed further down the line on School Lane.[3][4]

There were plans to extend the line to Stockport, which were cancelled on grounds of cost.[5]

  • The tram stop replaced the old Didsbury Railway Station (closed 1967)
    The tram stop replaced the old Didsbury Railway Station (closed 1967)
  • Map of Didsbury showing the locations of the old station and the tram stop
    Map of Didsbury showing the locations of the old station and the tram stop

Service pattern

References

  1. ^ Suggitt 2004.
  2. .
  3. ^ Kirby, Dean (23 May 2013). "First passengers travel on tram extension to East Didsbury". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Didsbury Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Disused Stations. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Council wants Darling resignation". 21 July 2004.

Sources

  • Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Countryside Books. .

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