Longsight railway station
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Longsight railway station was built by the Manchester & Birmingham Railway Company
(MBR).
The first station opened in June 1840. Its original location was on Stockport Road (A6) near its junction with Slade Lane in Longsight
, Manchester
, England. Its creation coincided with the then new Belle Vue Zoo. Its positioning had the unfortunate effect of bisecting part of the zoological gardens. After protests from the zoo owners MBR relented, and relocated the station to the northern end of Kirkmanshulme Lane. The new station opened in May 1842.
The site of the station was shared with the company's railway engineering depot, which is now the Manchester International Depot
for Eurostar
.
The second station opened in April 1843, and became very important to the early success of Belle Vue Zoo as it was close enough to be a drop-off point for organised excursions. A special platform, some 1,500 feet (457 metres) in length was constructed for these trains, much of which can still be seen among the depot sidings. The station closed on 15 September 1958, and very little is left of it today. A short platform has been built on part of the former station site for use of railway staff travelling to and from the adjacent carriage depot.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway
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(MBR).
History
Longsight
Longsight is an area of Manchester, England, about south of the city centre. Its population is about 16,000.-History:Longsight has been known over the past for its gang related violence, similar to that of nearby Moss Side. Most of the violence came from tensions between 2 gangs; The Longsight...
, Manchester
Manchester
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, England. Its creation coincided with the then new Belle Vue Zoo. Its positioning had the unfortunate effect of bisecting part of the zoological gardens. After protests from the zoo owners MBR relented, and relocated the station to the northern end of Kirkmanshulme Lane. The new station opened in May 1842.
The site of the station was shared with the company's railway engineering depot, which is now the Manchester International Depot
Manchester International Depot
Manchester International Depot is a train maintenance depot in Manchester, England. It was constructed next to the Longsight depot in the early 1990s as part of a plan to operate Eurostar international train services to locations in the United Kingdom beyond London, known as Regional Eurostar.By...
for Eurostar
Eurostar
Eurostar is a high-speed railway service connecting London with Paris and Brussels. All its trains traverse the Channel Tunnel between England and France, owned and operated separately by Eurotunnel....
.
The second station opened in April 1843, and became very important to the early success of Belle Vue Zoo as it was close enough to be a drop-off point for organised excursions. A special platform, some 1,500 feet (457 metres) in length was constructed for these trains, much of which can still be seen among the depot sidings. The station closed on 15 September 1958, and very little is left of it today. A short platform has been built on part of the former station site for use of railway staff travelling to and from the adjacent carriage depot.