Dean Lane railway station

Dean Lane railway station opened on 17 May 1880 and served Newton Heath, Manchester, England. The station was on the Oldham Loop Line 2½ miles (4 km) north east of Manchester Victoria and was operated and managed by Northern Rail. There were once three stations in Newton Heath: Newton Heath, Dean Lane and Park. The station was 200 yards (180 m) away from the Newton Heath Train Maintenance Depot. The station closed for the conversion to Metrolink on 3 October 2009 and will re-open as Newton Heath and Moston Metrolink station in Autumn 2011, using only the Manchester-bound platform. Through the station, the track will be singled, allowing Network Rail to use the other line to access the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal facility . From...