Ashton-under-Lyne railway station
Ashton-under-Lyne 
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| Location | |
| Place | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| Coordinates | 53°29′29″N 2°05′39″W / 53.4913°N 2.0943°WCoordinates: 53°29′29″N 2°05′39″W / 53.4913°N 2.0943°W |
| Grid reference | SJ938993 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AHN |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.581 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.492 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.471 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.380 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.362 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Original company | Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 13 April 1846 | Opened as Ashton |
| 1874 | Renamed Ashton (Charlestown) |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Ashton-under-Lyne |
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| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ashton-under-Lyne from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Ashton-under-Lyne railway station serves Ashton-under-Lyne, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the Huddersfield Line 6½ miles (10 km) east of Manchester Victoria and is operated by Northern. It is the only station between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.
The station is a short walk from Ashton-under-Lyne bus station and Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop which opened in 2013, and is served by trams to Droylsden, Manchester, and Eccles.
The station, known originally as Ashton, was opened by the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (AS&LJR) on 13 April 1846. The AS&LJR was absorbed by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1847, which was then renamed the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR). The LYR renamed it Ashton (Charlestown) in 1874. The LYR amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway at the start of 1922, and these in turn amalgamated with several other companies on 1 January 1923, to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the 1923 Grouping. It then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed Ashton-under-Lyne on 6 May 1968.
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