Dean Lane railway station

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Dean Lane
Location
Place	Manchester
Local authority	Manchester
Operations
Station code	DNN
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 04/05	0.026 million **
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Dean Lane. Disclaimer (PDF)

Dean Lane railway station is in Manchester, England. The station is on the Oldham Loop Line 4 km (2½ miles) north east of Manchester Victoria operated and managed by Northern Rail.

[edit] History

From about 1900 to his early death of TB at the age of 44 in 1912, the Station Master was Henry Ainscough, living in the Station Master's house at 52 Dean Lane. (On his death, the family had to move, the cost of living in a tied accommodation).

[edit] Service

Monday to Saturday daytimes from Dean Lane there is an half-hourly service to Manchester Victoria southbound and Rochdale northbound. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Dean Lane railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Dean Lane railway station from Multimap.com

The Oldham Loop Line

Stations (anticlockwise from Manchester) Manchester Victoria Dean Lane Failsworth Hollinwood Oldham Werneth Oldham Mumps Derker Shaw and Crompton New Hey Milnrow Rochdale Castleton Mills Hill Moston Manchester Victoria

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Failsworth		Northern Rail Oldham Loop Line		Manchester Victoria