Royton Junction railway station
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Royton Junction railway station was a station on the Oldham Loop Line in Greater Manchester, England. It opened on 1 July 1864, and was the junction for the short branch line to Royton railway station. The line to Royton was closed to goods on 2 November 1964, and to passengers on 16 April 1966.[1] A 450-yard section of the line remained in use for freight traffic from Royton Junction to Higginshaw Gas Sidings. This final part of the Royton Junction to Royton line closed on 6 April 1970.[2]
The station was renamed Royton on 8 May 1978, and was closed from 11 May 1987.[3] Approval for closure had been given on 8 May 1987,[4] for the station had been replaced by Derker station which opened Script error: No such module "convert". away on 30 August 1985.[5]
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| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Oldham Mumps | style="background:#Template:LYR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | L&YR Royton branch |
style="background:#Template:LYR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Royton |
| Derker | style="background:#Template:BR(LM) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | London Midland Region of British Railways Oldham Loop Line |
style="background:#Template:BR(LM) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Shaw and Crompton |
Template:Routemap Template:Sister project Template:Closed stations Greater Manchester
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- Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
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- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1987
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