Ashton Park Parade railway station

Ashton Park Parade
Site of the station (1996)
General information
LocationAshton-under-Lyne, Tameside
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
23 December 1845Opened as Ashton[1]
30 July 1862Renamed Ashton Park Parade[2]
5 November 1956Closed[1]

Ashton Park Parade railway station was a station on the line between Guide Bridge and Stalybridge in Greater Manchester, England. This station served the town of Ashton-under-Lyne, now served only by Ashton Charlestown, north of this former station.

  1. ^ a b Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 55. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.