Broadbottom railway station

Broadbottom National Rail

Broadbottom railway station 2008
Location
Place Broadbottom
Local authority Tameside
Grid reference SJ989937
Operations
Station code BDB
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 0.133 million
2012/13 Increase 0.149 million
2013/14 Increase 0.156 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.152 million
2015/16 Decrease 0.144 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Transport for Greater Manchester
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Broadbottom from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Broadbottom railway station serves the village of Broadbottom in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, 10 miles (16 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. It was opened by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1842. It was renamed "Mottram" in 1845, but has since reverted to its original name.

East of the station is the Etherow Viaduct that crosses 120 feet (37 m) over the River Etherow. The official length of the viaduct is 422 feet 6 inches (128.78 m) long.

Services

There is generally a half-hourly daily service (with weekday peak extras) to Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield.[1] Trains operate hourly in the evenings in each direction. Early morning, rush hour and late evening services start or terminate at Glossop.

History

The station is situated between milepost  9 3⁄4 and 10 and has had various names over time. The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway called it "Broadbottom" when it opened on 10 December 1842. In July 1845, the name became "Mottram". The MS&L later decided on the best of both worlds when they renamed the station "Mottram and Broadbottom" on 1 May 1884. From 1 August 1897, the MS&LR became the Great Central Railway (GCR), and the GCR was merged with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) on 1 January 1923.

Modern officials were not happy with such duplicity and the station reverted to its original title on 1 January 1954. Something of the former legend, though, was applied with the suffix "for Mottram and Charlesworth" remaining in use until comparatively recently.

Goods facilities here ceased on 15 July 1963 and the station remains open today. Catering for never more than local traffic the station did have a moment of glory for a short period in the 1920s, when the LNERs morning restaurant car express from Manchester London Road to London Marylebone called here.

Facilities

The station has retained its ticket office, which is manned six days per week (Mondays to Fridays 06:15 - 13:25, Saturdays 06:40 - 14:00, closed Sundays). Outside these times, tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on board the train. There is also a waiting room in the main building and a shelter on the Glossop-bound platform; the remaining buildings on the westbound side are now in private ownership. Train running details can be obtained via timetable posters, digital CIS displays and telephone. Level access is available only from the car park to platform 1, as both access routes to the opposite side require the use of steps.[2]

References

  1. ↑ GB eNRT, December 2016-May 2017 Edition, Table 79
  2. ↑ Broadbottom station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 7 March 2017
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Coordinates: 53°26′27″N 2°00′59″W / 53.4408°N 2.0165°W / 53.4408; -2.0165


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