§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list stations(a) closed, (b) opened and (c) reopened in 1978 and each subsequent year to date.
§ Mr. David Mitchell[holding answer 20 June 1988]: The information is as follows:
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Stations closed Stations opened Stations re-opened 1984 Upton by Chester; South Bank Bache; Dunston; Dyce; Humphrey Park; Kilmaurs; Livingston South; Lostock Hall; Saltaire; South Bank; Sandwell and Dudley Auchinlack; Melton; Sherburn-in-Elmet 1985 Tunbridge Wells West; Groombridge; New Hadley; Lea Bridge; Errol; Eltham Park; Abertafol; Gogarth Bridge of Allan; Bromborough Rake; Derker; Flowery Field; Lisvane and Thornhill; Loch Awe; Lock Eil (Outward Bound); Longbeck; Mills Hill; Portlethen; Roughton Road; Ryder Brow; Silkstone Common; Smithy Bridge; Eltham; Homerton; South Gyle; Godley Dunrobin; Melksham 1986 Balloch Pier; Cefn-Onn; Tiverton Junction; Broad Street; Dalston Junction Cwmbran; Livingston North; Meadowbank; Uphall; South Wigston; Langley Mill; Burnley Manchester Road; Hall i'th Wood; Eastbrook; Ystrad Rhondda; Tiverton Parkway; Welham Green; Winnersh Triangle; Telford Central Bathgate; Ynyswen 1987 Royton; Meadowbank Ardrossan Town; Ty-Glas; Hag Fold; Blackpool Pleasure Beach; East Garforth; Rotherham Central; Salford Crescent; Wester Hailes; Fairwater; Danescourt; Curriehill; Frizinghall; Lake (IoW); Haddenham and Thame Parkway Conwy; Heysham Harbour; Ninian Park; Waungron Road; Birmingham Snow Hill; Sandal and Agbrigg; Corby; Bicester Town 1988 Rowntree's Halt (York) (w.e.f. 7 July) Cottingley Bedworth; Cononley; Falls of Cruachan; Thurnscoe; Goldthorpe; Halewood; Outwood; Lostock; Stanhope Note: The list of stations closed differs from the information supplied to the hon. Member in my answer at column 732, on 10 June 1988, in the following respects:
1. The closure of Bury (Bolton Street) station in 1981 was not counted in my previous answer, because of its direct replacement by the new Bury station.
2. The closure of Meadowbank station in 1987 has been included in this list for the sake of completeness. Its opening in 1986 had been under section 56A of the Transport Act 1962, and thus withdrawal of services was not subject to statutory closure procedures.