Levenshulme South railway station

Levenshulme South railway station in Levenshulme, Manchester, England, was on the Fallowfield Line, now a cycle path.

Levenshulme South
Levenshulme South The date of opening plaque can be seen near the white peak on the right
Location
Place	Levenshulme
Area	Manchester
Coordinates	53.4408°N 2.1884°W / 53.4408; -2.1884
Grid reference	SJ876938
Operations
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
2 May 1892 (1892-05-02)	Opened as Levenshulme
15 September 1952	Renamed Levenshulme South
7 July 1958 (1958-07-07)	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 2 May 1892, originally as Levenshulme.[1] It was renamed on 15 September 1952,[1] closed to passenger traffic on 7 July 1958,[1] and to freight in 1987. This was one of two stations in Levenshulme; the other, Levenshulme railway station, is still used today.

Restoration of the building started in 2018 to turn it into "Station South", a cycle cafe/bar and co-working space.[2]

Fallowfield loop line map

Fallowfield Loop Line
Metrolink / to Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Central / Deansgate-Castlefield Cornbrook Liverpool–Manchester lines Trafford Bar MSJ&AR/Metrolink to Altrincham Chorlton-cum-Hardy St Werburgh's Road South District Railway/Metrolink to Didsbury Wilbraham Road Fallowfield Styal line West Coast Main Line Levenshulme South Reddish Depot Hope Valley line Hyde Road to Manchester Piccadilly Gorton Fairfield M60 motorway Guide Bridge Hope Valley line to Sheffield
Key  Fallowfield Loop line Present National Rail service Metrolink

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 142. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. "Restoration begins on Station South". Station South. 9 May 2018.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Fallowfield		LNER Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Fallowfield Loop		Hyde Road