Denton railway station
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| Denton | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Denton, Greater Manchester | ||
| Local authority | Tameside | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DTN | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | unknown | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Greater Manchester | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Denton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Denton railway station is a station in Denton, Greater Manchester, on the Stockport-Stalybridge line, famous for having one train a week in one direction only, christened the "Denton Flyer". This means it is technically still open.
In the past couple of years almost all of the signage on the platform has disappeared. On the platform as of 2007, only one or two signs remain that bear the station name to the public.
The station is a request stop, having two platforms (island layout). In theory prospective passengers must flag down the train as it approaches the station. However in practice the train usually stops at every station on the line, regardless of whether there are passengers waiting.
Northern Rail, who officially manage the station, do not include the station on their website. The train station is featured in timetable 78 of the National Rail Timetable as a footnote and not in the stations column.
[edit] Closure
Network Rail, in their Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) for the North West, were proposing closure of Reddish South and Denton stations and withdrawal of the remaining passenger service. The line itself would remain open for freight and diverted passenger workings. However, a new open-access operator called Grand Union has proposed using the line for services between London and Bradford via the West Coast Main Line, using Guide Bridge station as a stop.
Denton has now been saved from closure. A more frequent service could be implemented as early as the 2008 timetable shake-up. This is designed to implement full scale changes to service patterns on the West Coast Main Line.
The Stalybridge (Denton) Line uses part of the WCML from Stockport to Heaton Norris Junction.
The future of the service to Stalybridge however is uncertain as plans only include a 20 minute frequency service to Manchester Victoria via Denton and Ashton Moss Junction.
UPDATE: due to the layout of track in some parts of the line the regular service to Manchester Victoria will not take place in the December 2008 timetable.
[edit] External links
- Denton Train Station - Get Denton Train Station back on Track!
- Denton station - Tims Gallery
- Pictures of Reddish South and Denton stations on Flickr
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Reddish South Limited Service |
Northern Rail (Stockport-Stalybridge Line) |
Guide Bridge | ||
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