Godley East railway station

Godley East was a railway station in Godley area of Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, on the Manchester-Glossop Line.

It was opened under the name Godley (Toll Bar) and later renamed Godley Junction and had four platforms - two on the Manchester-Glossop Line and two linking the Woodhead Line with Stockport and Warrington. After the closure of the Stockport line, it was renamed simply as Godley.

On 7 July 1986, a new station called Godley was opened ¼ mile to the west,cite book |editor=Alan Bevan |others=Railway Development Society |title=A—Z of Rail Reopenings |origyear=1998 |publisher=Warwick Printing Company |location=Warwick |isbn=0-901283-13-4 |pages=p43 ] and the original station was renamed Godley East. Train services were gradually reduced and the station formally closed on 27 May 1995.cite web|title=List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/foi/responses/2006/feb/closuredatesformerbrstations/listofclosuredatestopassenge2682|accessdate=2008-08-09|publisher=Department for Transport|year=2006|work=Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006] However, the main structure of the station remains intact, although now largely overgrown. The platforms on the Hadfield line are fenced off; however, from the now cycle track which runs along the former line linking to Stockport, the remains of the other platforms are visible.

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