Broadbottom railway station

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Broadbottom
National Rail
Broadbottom Station - geograph.org.uk - 948765.jpg
Broadbottom railway station 2008
LocationBroadbottom, Tameside
England
Grid referenceSJ989937
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityTransport for Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBDB
ClassificationDfT category E
Passengers
2016/17Increase 0.159 million
2017/18Increase 0.164 million
2018/19Increase 0.197 million
2019/20Increase 0.202 million
2020/21Decrease 35,400
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Broadbottom railway station serves the village of Broadbottom in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, 10 miles (16 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. It was opened by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1842. It was renamed "Mottram" in 1845, but has since reverted to its original name.

East of the station is the Broadbottom Viaduct that crosses 120 feet (37 m) over the River Etherow. The official length of the viaduct is 422 feet 6 inches (128.78 m) long.

Services[]

There is generally a half-hourly daily service (with weekday peak extras) to Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield.[1] Trains operate hourly in the evenings in each direction. Early morning, rush hour and late evening services start or terminate at Glossop.

History[]

The station is situated between milepost 9+3⁄4 and 10 and has had various names over time. The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway called it "Broadbottom" when it opened on 10 December 1842. In July 1845, the name became "Mottram". The MS&L later decided on the best of both worlds when they renamed the station "Mottram and Broadbottom" on 1 May 1884. From 1 August 1897, the MS&LR became the Great Central Railway (GCR), and the GCR was merged with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) on 1 January 1923.

Modern officials were not happy with such duplicity and the station reverted to its original title on 1 January 1954. Something of the former legend, though, was applied with the suffix "for Mottram and Charlesworth" remaining in use until comparatively recently.

Goods facilities here ceased on 15 July 1963 and the station remains open today. Catering for never more than local traffic the station did have a moment of glory for a short period in the 1920s, when the LNERs morning restaurant car express from Manchester London Road to London Marylebone called here.

The wooden shelter is expected to be removed in March 2021.[2]

Facilities[]

The station has retained its ticket office, which is manned six days per week (Mondays to Fridays 06:15 - 13:25, Saturdays 06:40 - 14:00, closed Sundays). Outside these times, tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on board the train. There is also a waiting room in the main building and a shelter on the Glossop-bound platform; the remaining buildings on the westbound side are now in private ownership. Train running details can be obtained via timetable posters, digital CIS displays and telephone. Level access is available only from the car park to platform 1, as both access routes to the opposite side require the use of steps.[3]

  • The platforms in 1965.

  • The station offices in the same year.

References[]

  1. ^ GB eNRT, December 2016-May 2017 Edition, Table 79
  2. ^ "Broadbottom station group bid fond farewell to their 'shelter'". Quest Media Network. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ Broadbottom station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 7 March 2017

External links[]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Glossop Line
Historical railways
Godley Junction
Line open, station closed
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Woodhead Line
Line and station open


Coordinates: 53°26′27″N 2°00′59″W / 53.4408°N 2.0165°W / 53.4408; -2.0165


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