Trains to Holton Heath - Station Details and further Information on Holton Heath Train Services
Dean Lane train station served Newton Heath, Manchester, England. The station was on the Oldham Loop Line 2.5 miles north east of Manchester Victoria and was operated and managed by Northern Rail. There were once three stations in Newton Heath: Newton Heath, Dean Lane and Park. The station was 200 yards away from the Newton Heath Train Maintenance Depot.
Holton Heath train station serves the area of Holton Heath in Dorset. It is located adjacent to the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, (RNCF); the station was opened in World War I to serve the RNCF. The station did not open to the public until 1924, probably because there was less of a security threat to the cordite factory.
The station is only served by London Waterloo to Weymouth semi-fast trains during the day. There are no services in the evening or on Sundays.
The platforms are able to accommodate trains of up to 5 coaches, and is one of the few remaining stations on the line not to be equipped with a self-service ticket machine, only a Permit to Travel machine. There is no ticket office at this station.
Holton Heath has been unstaffed since 1964, and the signal box was removed 3 November 1969. |
