East Didsbury railway station

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Location
East Didsbury
Place	East Didsbury
Local authority	Manchester
Operations
Station code	EDY
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 02/03	0.092 million *
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
History
1909 2006	Opened Refurbished
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* based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at East Didsbury. Disclaimer (PDF)

East Didsbury is a commuter suburb railway station on the Manchester-Crewe rail route, used by Northern Rail and First Transpennine Express for Manchester Airport services.

It was built by the London and North Western Railway on its line into Manchester Piccadilly from Alderley Edge.

At one time Didsbury had a station on the Cheshire Lines Committee line into Manchester Central which opened in 1880 at nearby Barlow Moor. It connected to the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee line from Chinley and the Midland Railway used it for its expresses from London St. Pancras. It closed in 1967 and, though the building was used for a while by a hardware dealer, it has now disappeared, apart from the platforms, a clock tower and a drinking fountain dedicated to the memory of a local philanthropist, Dr. D.J.Wilson (1847-1090).

There was also "Withington and West Didsbury", the next station on the line, the two being so similar in appearance that passengers would alight at the wrong one. Originally it was "Withington" then from 1884"Withington and Albert Park", receiving its final name in 1915. All that remains is a boundary wall, Brankgate Court having been built on the site.

The station at East Didsbury was closed for a seven week period during the summer of 2006 whilst reconstruction of the platforms took place. Although train services were still running through the station, none stopped there: a rail replacement bus service was provided to nearby Burnage railway station.