Heywood railway station

For the closed railway station in Australia, see Heywood railway station, Victoria. For the heritage railway station in Gloucestershire, see Heywood railway station (Perrygrove Railway).

Heywood
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationHeywood, Greater Manchester
England
Coordinates53°35′20″N 2°12′25″W / 53.5889°N 2.2069°W / 53.5889; -2.2069
Grid referenceSD863102
Managed byEast Lancashire Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
1841Original station opened
1848Resited
5 October 1970Closed
6 September 2003Current station opened
Location

Heywood railway station serves the town of Heywood, in Greater Manchester, England. Formerly a stop on the national railway network, it is now the southern terminus of heritage East Lancashire Railway services.

History

Railways in Rochdale
Past, present and future
Rossendale Lines
to Bacup
Calderdale Lines
to Calderdale
Broadley
Littleborough
Shawclough
and Healey
Smithy Bridge
Wardleworth
Rochdale
Newbold
Rochdale
Town Centre
Kingsway
Business Park
 Milnrow
East Lancs Rly
to Bury
Newhey
Broadfield
Oldham Lines
to Oldham
East Lancashire Railway
Castleton
Mills Hill
Middleton
Manchester Lines North
to Manchester

The original station was opened in 1841 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway. It was resited in 1848 when the line was extended to Bury. The station closed on 5 October 1970.

It was reopened on 6 September 2003 as an extension of the heritage East Lancashire Railway (ELR) from Bury Bolton Street.[1] The boundary between the ELR and the national rail network is located a short distance east of the station, at Hopwood.

A pledge of £300 million was made to link Heywood back to the National Rail network in 2009, which would have seen direct services to Manchester Victoria, via Castleton; however, this scheme was subsequently shelved due to lack of funding.[2] The ELR still has ambitions to run trains through to Castleton though to allow direct interchange with National Rail services there. This would form part of a larger scheme to regenerate the area and create additional tourist attractions such as a proposed Heywood Culture Park.

The original station was situated immediately opposite the terminal wharf of the Heywood Branch Canal. The ELR station is situated slightly further to the east, nearer to the former Heywood railway wagon works.[3]

Services

The East Lancashire Railway operates every weekend throughout the year, with additional services on some Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between Easter and the end of September.[4]

Preceding station Heritage railways Heritage railways Following station
Bury Bolton Street
towards Rawtenstall
 East Lancashire Railway Terminus
Planned extension
Bury Bolton Street
Line and station open
towards Rawtenstall
 East Lancashire Railway Castleton
Line closed, station open
Terminus
Disused railways
Broadfield
Line open, station closed 		  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Manchester and Leeds Railway 		  Castleton
Line closed, station open
    Middleton Junction
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Wood, Frank (10 September 2003). "Thousands flock to rail dream". Heywood Advertiser. MEN Media. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. ^ Gray, Lisa (20 May 2009). "Money for Manchester train service is found". Heywood Advertiser. MEN Media.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 map, 1929 and 2011
  4. ^ "Timetables". East Lancashire Railway. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

Further reading

  • Bairstow, Martin, The Manchester and Leeds Railway
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