Smithy Bridge railway station
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Smithy Bridge railway station serves the village of Smithy Bridge
and Hollingworth Lake
near Rochdale
in Greater Manchester
, England
. The station is on the Caldervale Line
12¾ miles (20 km) north of Manchester Victoria on the way to Leeds.
.
Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
in October 1868. In 1915, the station was the scene of a tragic accident involving an express train and an empty stock train. Four people died and many others were injured. It was closed in May 1960 by British Rail
but reopened in 1985 with financial assistance from Greater Manchester PTE (albeit with a slightly different platform layout).
Smithy Bridge
Smithy Bridge is a suburb of Littleborough within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Hollingworth Lake Country Park is closeby.Smithy Bridge was formerly a part of Butterworth....
and Hollingworth Lake
Hollingworth Lake
Hollingworth Lake is a reservoir in the Hollingworth area of Littleborough — part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Also known as the Weaver's Seaport, Hollingworth Lake was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal, but forms part of...
near Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is on the Caldervale Line
Caldervale Line
The Caldervale Line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool...
12¾ miles (20 km) north of Manchester Victoria on the way to Leeds.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service to Manchester Victoria southbound and to Leeds northbound. Following changes to the Caldervale line timetable from 15 December 2008 , one service each hour operates via Bradford Interchange, whilst the other runs via DewsburyDewsbury railway station
Dewsbury railway station serves the town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. The station is south west of Leeds on the Huddersfield Line.The station is managed by TransPennine Express trains and it is the stop between Leeds and Huddersfield.-History:...
.
Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
History
The station was first opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
in October 1868. In 1915, the station was the scene of a tragic accident involving an express train and an empty stock train. Four people died and many others were injured. It was closed in May 1960 by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
but reopened in 1985 with financial assistance from Greater Manchester PTE (albeit with a slightly different platform layout).