Oldham Road railway station

Manchester Oldham Road was a railway station built on the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in Miles Platting, Greater Manchester. Built in 1839 and opened on 3 July, it was the Manchester terminus for the railway. The station was built in 1839 on the north side of Oldham Road, and the east side of Lees Street. The line reached the station by a viaduct, 30 feet above the surrounding streets. A 'flight of spacious stairs' was used by passengers to reach the 'very commodious' station building. M&LR passenger trains from and to Yorkshire served the station from its opening on 3 July. In 1839, both the M&LR and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway realised that their respective stations were too far from the city centre. Despite the...