Longsight railway station
- Longsight railway station
Longsight railway station was built by the Manchester & Birmingham Railway Company (MBR) and opened in June 1840. Its original location was on Stockport Road (A6) near its junction with Slade lane in Longsight, Manchester, England. Its creation coincided with the then new Belle Vue Zoo. Its positioning had the unfortunate effect of allowing the railway line to bisect part of the Zoological Gardens. After protests from the zoo owners MBR relented and relocated the station to the northern end of Kirkmanshulme Lane. The new station opened in May 1842.[cite book | last = Nicholls | first = Robert | title = The Belle Vue Story | origyear = 1992 | publisher = Neil Richardson | location = Manchester | isbn = 1852160705 | ref =TheBelleVueStory |pages = p6 ] ]The site of the station was shared with the company's railway engineering depot, which is now the Manchester International Depot for Eurostar.
The new station became very important to the early success of Belle Vue Zoo as it was close enough to be a drop off point for organised excursions.
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