Didsbury railway station
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The site of Didsbury station, now a row of cafés and bars
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| Location | |
| Place | Didsbury |
| Area | City of Manchester |
| Coordinates | 53°25′07″N 2°13′53″W / 53.4186°N 2.2313°WCoordinates: 53°25′07″N 2°13′53″W / 53.4186°N 2.2313°W |
| Grid reference | SJ847913 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | South District Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 January 1880 | Station opened |
| 2 January 1967 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Didsbury railway station is a former station in Didsbury, in the southern suburbs of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The station was located on Wilmslow Road, just north of the junction with Barlow Moor Road and opposite Didsbury Library. Nothing now remains of the old station buildings, which have been demolished, but the surviving white Portland stone clock tower is a local landmark. Didsbury is now served by Didsbury Village tram stop which is close to the site of the former railway station.
Didsbury Station opened in 1880 when the Midland Railway opened the new which ran from Manchester Central Station.
The Manchester South District line, and consequently Didsbury station, closed in 1967 under the Beeching Axe. For a number of years the station building was used as a hardware store, but after this closed the building fell derelict and was demolished in the early 1980s. The site today is occupied by a row of pubs and cafés. All that remains of the old station is the clock tower and drinking fountain which were erected to the memory of a local doctor and campaigner for the poor, Dr. J. Milson Rhodes.
Line running under School Lane
Railway station clock
Plaque on the railway station clock
Didsbury railway station on a 1905 OS map
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