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| Location | |||
| Place | Audenshaw | ||
| Local authority | Tameside | ||
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| Station code | GUI | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0. Audenshaw is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a Train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England 130 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0. 154 million | ||
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| Key dates | Opened 1846 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Guide Bridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC |} See also List of heritage railway stations See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of closed railway stations in Britain List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed Stations Yealmpton See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Guide Bridge railway station serves Guide Bridge a part of Audenshaw, Tameside in Greater Manchester, England and is operated by Northern Rail. Audenshaw is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a Train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England The station is 6 km (4¾ miles) east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Glossop Line. Manchester Piccadilly station, known locally as just Piccadilly, is the principal railway station of Manchester in England. Route The line serves the following places Manchester Piccadilly Ardwick - very occasional trains Ashburys (originally Ashburys
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History
Originally known as "Ashton and Hooley Hill", it was renamed "Ashton" in February 1842 and became "Guide Bridge" around July 1845. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was built by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway on its new line from Ardwick Junction, near to the Manchester and Birmingham Railway's terminus at Store Street, (now Piccadilly) to Sheffield , opening on 11 November 1841 as far as Godley Toll Bar and finally reaching Sheffield on 14 July 1845. The Sheffield Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was an early British railway company which opened in stages between 1841 and 1845 between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly station, known locally as just Piccadilly, is the principal railway station of Manchester in England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
With the electrification of the Manchester - Sheffield (via Woodhead) line in the early 1950s, Guide Bridge, already a major centre of railway operations, increased in importance. The Woodhead Line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Express trains called here, as well as EMU trains between Manchester London Road and the north Derbyshire towns of Glossop and Hadfield. An electric multiple unit or EMU is a Multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using Electricity as the motive power History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Glossop is a small Market town within the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. Hadfield is a small residential town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. The Woodhead Line was busy with freight traffic, especially with coal traffic from South Yorkshire to Lancashire power stations. Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea
There was a large marshalling yard about a mile east of Guide Bridge at Dewsnap. There was also a stabling point immediately to the east of Guide Bridge station where engines could be fueled. Express passenger trains via the Woodhead line ceased operation on 5 January 1970, but Dewsnap sidings and Guide Bridge stabling point were busy until the final closure of the Woodhead Line (east of Hadfield) on 20 July 1981. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Class 76 electric locomotives were a frequent sight here, along with Class 25, Class 40 and numerous others classes of diesels. The British Rail Class 76, also known as Class EM1, is a class of 1 The British Rail Class 25 Diesel locomotives were also known as Sulzer Type 2 and nicknamed Rats. The British Rail Class 40 is a type of British railway Diesel locomotive.
The former TransPennine Express operator, Arriva Trains Northern, had plans to establish Guide Bridge as a major interchange station, coupled with hopes that the Woodhead line might re-open. Arriva Trains Northern was a train operating company that operated passenger trains in Yorkshire and the North East of England Such aspirations seem to have fallen by the wayside, however, since First/Keolis took over the TransPennine Express franchise
On 22 October 2006 a fire gutted the waiting room, footbridge and ticket office. FirstGroup plc ( is a Scottish Transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group It is a significant operator of tramways as well as operating bus networks funiculars trolley buses and airport services First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [1] The fire has subsequently been attributed to arson and caused around £1m of damage to the station,[2] necessitating the demolition of the footbridge.
Future
This station may become a stop of the proposed railway company Grand Union Railway service running between London Euston and Bradford Interchange. Grand Northern, is an open-access passenger Train operating company that has been set up by the parent company of Grand Central Railway with a view to running Euston station (official name London Euston) is a major Railway station to the north of central London in the London Borough of Camden Bradford Interchange is a combined railway coach and bus station in Bradford, England.
Service
The current service at Guide Bridge consists of a half hourly Manchester Piccadilly - Hadfield EMU service and an hourly (DMU) service between Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple. Hadfield railway station serves the village of Hadfield in Derbyshire, England. An electric multiple unit or EMU is a Multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using Electricity as the motive power A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a Multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board Diesel Rose Hill Marple railway station is one of two stations serving Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, the other being Marple railway station There is no Sunday service on the Rose Hill line.
The Stockport-Stalybridge Line DMU service, which had been an hourly operation, was almost entirely withdrawn when Trans Pennine services between Manchester and Leeds were re-routed from Manchester Victoria to serve Manchester Piccadilly in 1989. Closure Network Rail, in their Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS for the North West proposed closure of Reddish South and Denton stations and withdrawal of the remaining Leeds railway station (often known by its official name Leeds City) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, Manchester Victoria station is the second of Manchester 's mainline railway stations Manchester Piccadilly station, known locally as just Piccadilly, is the principal railway station of Manchester in England. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) There is now an 16:08 Friday only "service" from Stalybridge to Guide Bridge. Stalybridge railway station serves Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. Ironically, Trans Pennine trains are routed through Guide Bridge but do not stop there.
See also
References
- Radford, B. , (1988) Midland Though The Peak Unicorn Books
- ^ "Railway station damaged in blaze", BBC News, 2006-10-22. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Retrieved on 2006-10-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat
- ^ "Reward to catch station arsonists", BBC News, 21 November 2006. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2006-11-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.
External links
- Train times and station information for Guide Bridge railway station from National Rail
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