Radcliffe Bridge railway station

53°33′33″N 2°19′44″W / 53.55907°N 2.32885°W / 53.55907; -2.32885Grid referenceSD782069Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEast Lancashire RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates28 September 1846 (1846-09-28)Opened7 July 1958^[1]station closed

Radcliffe Bridge railway station was a Railway Station in Radcliffe built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Bury and Clifton, both in Greater Manchester. It was opened on 25 September 1846, and was closed 7 July 1958.

History

The Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway was formally opened from Clifton Junction to Rawtenstall on 25 September 1846, by which time it had amalgamated with other railways (also under construction) to form the East Lancashire Railway. Among the original stations was that at Radcliffe Bridge, 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) from Clifton Junction; it opened on 28 September, when public train services began.^[2][3] The station was located between the Sion Street bridge and Green Street bridge, immediately southeast of Grundy Street. There were two platforms and a siding on the west side of the tracks. The station building was on the east platform.

The station officially closed in 1959, although there had been no regular passenger service since 7 July 1958.^[2] Trains continued to pass through the station until 3 December 1966 when the railway was closed.^[1] No trace of the station now remains due to the construction of the A665 Pilkington Way, which cuts through the line of the railway.

See also

• East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859

References

Further reading

• Wells, Jeffrey. An Illustrated Historical Survey of the Railways in and around Bury. ISBN 1-899624-29-5. - includes an image of the station

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Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Level Crossing Halt Tottington Sunny Wood Halt to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Halt Summerseat Woodhill Road Halt Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Rochdale Lines Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn to Salford Prestwich Heaton Park to Manchester

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ringley Road		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway		Withins Lane