Godley railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Greater Manchester, England}}

{{for|the station formerly known as Godley|Godley East railway station}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Godley

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Godley railway station M1.jpg

| borough = Godley, Tameside

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.452|-2.055|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ963950|25|SJ963950}}

| manager = Northern Trains

| platforms = 2

| code = GDL

| classification = DfT category F2

| transit_authority = Transport for Greater Manchester

| original = British Railways Board

| years = {{start date|1986|07|07|df=yes}}

| events = Station opened

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{nochange}} 0.107 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 23,142}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 63,618}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{decrease}} 59,912}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 71,324}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Godley railway station serves the Godley area of Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It is {{convert|8+1/2|mi}} east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line.

File:Godleyrailsign.jpg

It was built to replace the original Godley Junction station. It is placed above a bridge, hence the narrow platforms. Unlike most stations built on the line (with the exception of Flowery Field), it is built on wooden stilts, unlike the stone platforms built for the Woodhead Line.