Now you would be forgiven for missing the entrance to Withington and West Didsbury Railway Station.
But this little stretch of road off Lapwing Lane was the well beaten path to the train that took you into Central Station or off to the Peak District.
It opened on January 1st 1880 and was closed to passenger traffic in 1961.
And now the line is open again for business but instead of that steam loco it will be the tram that whisks you into the city or out to East Didsbury.
Sadly East Didsbury is as far as you can go, and if you want that tram you will have to walk a bit further to the new metro stop.
All of which is a reminder of what you can discover if you go looking for it.
So a thank you to Andy Robertson who came up with the pictures and that wonderful site Disused Stations which has lots more information and pictures on the railway station which is no more.*
Pictures; off Lapwing Lane looking for a railway Station, 2015, from the collection of Andy Robertson
*Disused Stations, http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/withington/index.shtml
It opened on January 1st 1880 and was closed to passenger traffic in 1961.
And now the line is open again for business but instead of that steam loco it will be the tram that whisks you into the city or out to East Didsbury.
All of which is a reminder of what you can discover if you go looking for it.
So a thank you to Andy Robertson who came up with the pictures and that wonderful site Disused Stations which has lots more information and pictures on the railway station which is no more.*
Pictures; off Lapwing Lane looking for a railway Station, 2015, from the collection of Andy Robertson
*Disused Stations, http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/withington/index.shtml
There is now a Metrolink traction power sub-station at this location.
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