Date: 29/03/2015

A railway station house, once seen as an 'eyesore', has been officially reopened following a £2m makeover. The building in Irlam, the busiest unmanned station in Greater Manchester, has been restored after lying derelict for nearly 25 years. Salford Mayor Ian Stewart said it had been 'totally transformed from an embarrassment to somewhere the whole community can be really proud of'. More than 240,000 passengers use the station, built in 1893, each year.

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A railway station house, once seen as an "eyesore", is officially reopened following a £2m makeover.

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Looking west at Irlam, Greater Manchester, on 10 September 2009. The strange set back position of the old station building in relation to the platforms gives away the fact that the line was re-aligned in 1893 when the Manchester Ship Canal opened.
Location: Irlam
Company: Cheshire Lines Committee (Great Northern Railway, Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and Midland Railway)
10/09/2009 Ewan Crawford