Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
So, it turns out I was right that Ardwick's footbridge has rusted away to the point of getting unsafe.
However, it turns out I was wrong that they would just close it when this happened (or put on a once-a-week on-demand taxi or something to avoid closure proceedings). A new footbridge is to be installed, closing the station from mid December to early January.
I guess this must be forward-looking to an extent, as it's likely the city centre (both residential and commercial) will have extended out to there in the next 10 years or so and it be surrounded by tower blocks to replace the post-industrial decay, and it'd be near impossible to reopen the station once it had closed due to the curved, narrow platform and lack of space for lifts which necessitate grandfather rights? But it is odd how this station has survived when similar ones like Miles Platting haven't.
No RRB is to be provided for the approximately one passenger per day that uses it (even a taxi might be overkill ).
However, it turns out I was wrong that they would just close it when this happened (or put on a once-a-week on-demand taxi or something to avoid closure proceedings). A new footbridge is to be installed, closing the station from mid December to early January.
I guess this must be forward-looking to an extent, as it's likely the city centre (both residential and commercial) will have extended out to there in the next 10 years or so and it be surrounded by tower blocks to replace the post-industrial decay, and it'd be near impossible to reopen the station once it had closed due to the curved, narrow platform and lack of space for lifts which necessitate grandfather rights? But it is odd how this station has survived when similar ones like Miles Platting haven't.
No RRB is to be provided for the approximately one passenger per day that uses it (even a taxi might be overkill ).
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A new footbridge for Ardwick station
Ardwick station will be temporarily closed from Saturday 9 December 2023 until early January 2024 as work is taking place to install a new footbridge.
During this time, no trains will stop at this station and customers should use Ashburys or Manchester Piccadilly stations.