Baguley railway station

Baguley railway station served in the area of Baguley in Wythenshawe, south Manchester, England. It was sited at the extreme western edge of Baguley, near the southern end of Brooklands Road where Shady Lane crossed the railway line.

History

Served by the Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway (ST&AJ), Baguley station was opened on 1 December 1865. From 15 August 1867, the ST&AJ became part of the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) and from the Grouping of 1923, the CLC was owned jointly by the London and North Eastern Railway and London, Midland and Scottish Railway companies. The station then passed under the control of the London Midland Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948.

Baguley station was served by local passenger trains between Stockport Tiviot Dale, Warrington Central and Liverpool Central; a separate service also operated from Stockport to Altrincham.

For most of the station's existence, the passenger trains were hauled by steam locomotives but, for a period up to the beginning of the Second World War, the services between Stockport and Altrincham were performed by the CLC's Sentinel steam railcars.

The station closed on 30 November 1964, when passenger trains were withdrawn by British Railways. It was subsequently demolished.

The site today

The line through the former station site is still used by the following:

Northern Trains' passenger services between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Altrincham, Northwich and Chester
Freight trains, including heavy block trains carrying limestone from quarries at Tunstead, near Buxton, to alkali works at Northwich.

Apartment blocks now occupy much of the station site.

Potential reopening

In May 2011, reopening of the station on the Mid-Cheshire line was proposed in Transport for Greater Manchester's Passenger Plan. The station would be located on Southmoor Road and would be a tram/train interchange with Baguley tram stop, which opened on Manchester Metrolink's Airport line in 2014.