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Clegg Street (Oldham)
(1861 - 1959)
Oldham Clegg Street railway station was
the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Junction Railway station
that served the town of Oldham in northwest England
It opened on August 26 1861 when the OA&GB opened its line to here from Guide Bridge
The station was in a deep cutting with some of the buildings at road level, the main platform had a bay platform at the Ashton end,and there was also an island platform with tracks on both sides.
There was an overall roof from the station buildings towards the northeast, with a refreshment room provided, the only station in Oldham to have one
The station was rebuilt between 1899 and 1901 with modifications which involved re-constructing the Clegg Street overbridge, new platforms, a milk bridge leading to a loading stage, the bridge was provided with hydraulic lifts, there were luggage lifts installed in the main building
In 1861, the station was served by twelve trains in each direction, with five services each way on Sundays and by 1895 the station had twenty three OA&GB services each way with an extra one on Saturdays plus there were eleven services each way on Sundays
The passenger service was withdrawn on May 4 1959. At the same time a parcel concentration depot was being built on the goods yard site, it opened shortly after, goods services were withdrawn on January 29 1968. The parcel depot closed in 1982 unable to compete with road traffic
It opened on August 26 1861 when the OA&GB opened its line to here from Guide Bridge
The station was in a deep cutting with some of the buildings at road level, the main platform had a bay platform at the Ashton end,and there was also an island platform with tracks on both sides.
There was an overall roof from the station buildings towards the northeast, with a refreshment room provided, the only station in Oldham to have one
The station was rebuilt between 1899 and 1901 with modifications which involved re-constructing the Clegg Street overbridge, new platforms, a milk bridge leading to a loading stage, the bridge was provided with hydraulic lifts, there were luggage lifts installed in the main building
In 1861, the station was served by twelve trains in each direction, with five services each way on Sundays and by 1895 the station had twenty three OA&GB services each way with an extra one on Saturdays plus there were eleven services each way on Sundays
The passenger service was withdrawn on May 4 1959. At the same time a parcel concentration depot was being built on the goods yard site, it opened shortly after, goods services were withdrawn on January 29 1968. The parcel depot closed in 1982 unable to compete with road traffic
