Alexandra Park railway station
- Alexandra Park railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = Alexandra Park
caption =
manager = Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
locale = Manchester
borough = Lancashire
line = Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
manager =
owner = London and North Eastern Railway
platforms =
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 2 May 1892
events = Station opens as Alexandra Park
years1 = 1 July 1923
events1 = Station renamed Wilbraham Road
years2 = 7 July 1958
events2 = Station closes
Alexandra Park railway station was a station on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) line from Manchester Central via Chorlton-cum-Hardy to Fairfield and Guide Bridge. It lay near the junction of Alexandra Road South with Mauldeth Road West, and served the Manchester suburbs of Whalley Range and Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
History
Opened by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, from 1 August 1897 to 1 January 1923 the station was owned by the Great Central Railway. The station joined the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company renamed it Wilbraham Road on 1 July 1923 to avoid possible confusion with the north London suburb of Alexandra Park.
During 1918-1919 the station goods yard was used to receive aircraft fuselages, wings and other major components for assembly at the nearby Alexandra Park Aerodrome. The renamed station was closed by British Railways on 7 July 1958.
The Site Today
The trackbed crosses a road on the former site.
References
* Butt, R.V.J., "Directory of Railway Stations", Patrick Stephens, Yeovil, 1995, ISBN 1-85260-508-1
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* Awdry, Christopher, "Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies", Guild Publishing, 1990, CN 8983
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