Dean Lane railway station
Dean Lane railway station opened on 17 May 1880 and served Newton Heath, Manchester, England. The station was on the Oldham Loop Line north east of Manchester Victoria and was operated and managed by Northern. There were once three stations in Newton Heath:, Dean Lane and. The station was away from the Newton Heath Train Maintenance Depot.
The station closed for conversion to Metrolink on 3 October 2009 and re-opened as Newton Heath and Moston Metrolink station on 13 June 2012, using only the former Manchester-bound platform. The track has been singled through the station, allowing Network Rail to use the other line to access the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal facility.
