Measurements Halt railway station

Measurements Halt
General information
LocationDelph, Oldham
England
Coordinates53°33′27″N 2°01′25″W / 53.5575°N 2.0236°W / 53.5575; -2.0236
Grid referenceSD985067
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 July 1932 (1932-07-18)Station opened
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)[1]Station closed

Measurements Halt railway station was opened on 18 July 1932[2] as part of the former London and North Western Railway route from Oldham to Delph. The station closed on 2 May 1955,[2] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn. It served the Measurements factory and only one train in each direction called at the station per day.

While the line past the station site was opened by the LNWR in 1851, by the time Measurements Halt opened in 1932, the LNWR had already merged with other companies to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and that company is credited with opening the station - the only station on the Delph Donkey Line opened after the LNWR became defunct.

Delph Donkey
Delph
Measurements Halt
Dobcross
Moorgate Halt
Greenfield
Grasscroft
Lydgate tunnel
Grotton and Springhead
Lees
Oldham Glodwick Road
Oldham Mumps L&YR
Oldham Mumps LNWR
Oldham Central
Oldham Clegg Street
LNWR Goods Depot
GC Goods Depot
Oldham Werneth
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dobcross
Line and station closed
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Delph Donkey
  Delph
Line and station closed
  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 291. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 157. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.