Levenshulme South railway station

53°26′27″N 2°11′18″W / 53.4408°N 2.1884°W / 53.4408; -2.1884Grid referenceSJ876938Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire RailwayPre-groupingGreat Central RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates2 May 1892 (1892-05-02)Opened as Levenshulme15 September 1952Renamed Levenshulme South7 July 1958 (1958-07-07)Closed

Levenshulme South was a railway station in Levenshulme, Manchester, England; it was sited on the Fallowfield Loop railway line, which has since closed and is now a shared-use path.

Fallowfield Loop

v t e Fallowfield Loop Line
Legend
Hope Valley line to Sheffield Guide Bridge M60 motorway Metrolink Fairfield to Manchester Piccadilly Deansgate-Castlefield Gorton Manchester Central to Manchester Piccadilly Cornbrook Hyde Road Liverpool–Manchester lines Hope Valley line   Trafford Bar Reddish Depot Manchester, South Jn & Altrincham Railway / Levenshulme South   Metrolink to Altrincham West Coast Main Line Chorlton-cum-Hardy Styal line St Werburgh's Road Fallowfield South District Railway / Metrolink to Didsbury Wilbraham Road
Key
Fallowfield Loop line present National Rail service Metrolink

History

The station opened on 2 May 1892, originally as Levenshulme;^[1] it was renamed Levenshulme South on 15 September 1952.^[1] This was one of two stations in Levenshulme; the other, Levenshulme railway station, is still is use today.

The line, and consequently the station, was closed to passenger traffic on 7 July 1958;^[1] the line continued to carry goods trains until 1987 and the track was taken up in 1988.

Today

Restoration of the station building commenced in 2018 to turn it into Station South, a cycle cafe/bar and urban garden.^[2]

The Fallowfield Loop line trackbed is now a popular shared use path for walkers and cyclists.

References

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