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, Baguley station was opened on 1 December 1865. From 15 August 1867, the ST&AJ became part of the Cheshire Lines Committee 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, and ; a separate service also operated from Stockport to.
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The station closed on 30 November 1964, when passenger trains were withdrawn by British Railways.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,, Altrincham, Northwich and
- Freight trains, including heavy block trains carrying limestone from quarries at Tunstead, near Buxton, to alkali works at Northwich.