Withington and West Didsbury railway station

Withington and West Didsbury
1908 map of West Didsbury showing the railway station on Lapwing Lane
General information
LocationWest Didsbury, City of Manchester
England
Coordinates53°25′37″N 2°14′16″W / 53.42702°N 2.23790°W / 53.42702; -2.23790
Grid referenceSJ847913
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouth District Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 January 1880 (1880-01-01)Station opened as Withington
1884Station renamed
Withington & Albert Park
1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)Station renamed
Withington & West Didsbury
2 July 1961 (1961-07-02)Station closed
17 August 1967 (1967-08-17)Line fully closed

Withington and West Didsbury railway station (previously named Withington railway station and Withington & Albert Park railway station) is a former station in West Didsbury, in the southern suburbs of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The station was located on Lapwing Lane, close to the junction with Palatine Road and opposite Withington Town Hall. Nothing now remains of the old station buildings, which have been demolished. West Didsbury is now served by West Didsbury tram stop which is approximately 85 metres (279 ft) further down the line from the original railway station.