This article is about the ex-GCR station in Manchester. For the similarly named former LSWR station in Devon, see Ashbury railway station. For the closed station in Evanston, see Asbury station.
Ashburys
A Northern Rail electric multiple unit passing Ashburys station in 2006
General information
Location
Openshaw, Greater Manchester England
Grid reference
SJ871972
Managed by
Northern Trains
Platforms
2
Other information
Station code
ABY
Classification
DfT category F2
Key dates
July 1855
Station opens as Ashburys
November 1855
Station renamed Ashburys for Openshaw
August 1856
Station renamed Ashburys for Belle Vue
Date unknown
Station renamed Ashburys
Passengers
2018/19
0.113 million
2019/20
0.129 million
2020/21
35,190
2021/22
65,502
2022/23
65,988
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
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