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Castleton railway station
Castleton railway station serves Castleton in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is 8¾ miles (14 km) north of Manchester Victoria on the Caldervale Line, with services operated by Northern Trains.
The original station opened in 1839, at Blue Pits on the western side of the Rochdale-Manchester Road bridge. It was originally called Blue Pits for Heywood. The current station opened on 1 November 1875. The Liverpool and Bury Railway from Bolton (extended through from Bolton and beyond in 1848 to join the earlier M&L Heywood branch previously opened in 1841, which was worked by horses) used to join the main line at a triangular junction a short distance south of the station. This was at one time a busy passenger and freight route often used by trains avoiding the busy Manchester area, but was closed to passengers on 5 October 1970.
The station was also part of the Oldham Loop Line, on which there were through services to Rochdale, via Oldham Mumps. This route was closed in 2009 and has now been converted for light rail use by Manchester Metrolink.
The station is not staffed, but a ticket machine is available. Shelters and passenger information screens are located on each platform and both have step-free access from the street; there are also staircases from Manchester Road bridge to both platforms.
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, Northern Trains operates a half-hourly service in each direction. The basic pattern is for trains to start at Rochdale, then stop at all stations to Manchester Victoria, then via Salford Central, Salford Crescent, Bolton and Darwen to Blackburn, with alternate trains continuing through to Clitheroe. The station is served by Class 150, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 195 DMUs.
On Sundays, the service pattern a 1 train per hour in between Manchester Victoria, Rochdale, Todmorden, Burnley, Accrington and Blackburn. There is 1 train every 2 hours to Manchester Victoria and 1 train every 2 hours to Blackburn.
The western portion of this line was retained for freight traffic after passenger trains ceased (serving the coal depot at Rawtenstall until 1980 and subsequently to the Powell Duffryn wagon works); it now forms the link with the East Lancashire Railway heritage route at Heywood.
The heritage line plans to extend its services along and towards a possible new bay platform adjacent to the main station in the future, subject to permission being granted by Network Rail.
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Castleton railway station
Castleton railway station serves Castleton in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is 8¾ miles (14 km) north of Manchester Victoria on the Caldervale Line, with services operated by Northern Trains.
The original station opened in 1839, at Blue Pits on the western side of the Rochdale-Manchester Road bridge. It was originally called Blue Pits for Heywood. The current station opened on 1 November 1875. The Liverpool and Bury Railway from Bolton (extended through from Bolton and beyond in 1848 to join the earlier M&L Heywood branch previously opened in 1841, which was worked by horses) used to join the main line at a triangular junction a short distance south of the station. This was at one time a busy passenger and freight route often used by trains avoiding the busy Manchester area, but was closed to passengers on 5 October 1970.
The station was also part of the Oldham Loop Line, on which there were through services to Rochdale, via Oldham Mumps. This route was closed in 2009 and has now been converted for light rail use by Manchester Metrolink.
The station is not staffed, but a ticket machine is available. Shelters and passenger information screens are located on each platform and both have step-free access from the street; there are also staircases from Manchester Road bridge to both platforms.
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, Northern Trains operates a half-hourly service in each direction. The basic pattern is for trains to start at Rochdale, then stop at all stations to Manchester Victoria, then via Salford Central, Salford Crescent, Bolton and Darwen to Blackburn, with alternate trains continuing through to Clitheroe. The station is served by Class 150, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 195 DMUs.
On Sundays, the service pattern a 1 train per hour in between Manchester Victoria, Rochdale, Todmorden, Burnley, Accrington and Blackburn. There is 1 train every 2 hours to Manchester Victoria and 1 train every 2 hours to Blackburn.
The western portion of this line was retained for freight traffic after passenger trains ceased (serving the coal depot at Rawtenstall until 1980 and subsequently to the Powell Duffryn wagon works); it now forms the link with the East Lancashire Railway heritage route at Heywood.
The heritage line plans to extend its services along and towards a possible new bay platform adjacent to the main station in the future, subject to permission being granted by Network Rail.
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