Radcliffe Bridge railway station

Radcliffe Bridge railway station served Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester, England. It was built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Bury Bolton Street and Clifton Junction. It was opened on 25 September 1846 and was closed on 7 July 1958.

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Legend
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 Halt 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

Radcliffe Bridge
The station occupied the general area viewed here. Pilkington Way (the road below) has obliterated any remaining trace
General information
Location	Radcliffe, Bury England
Coordinates	53.55907°N 2.32885°W / 53.55907; -2.32885
Grid reference	SD782069
Platforms	2
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
28 September 1846 (1846-09-28)	Opened
7 July 1958[1]	Closed
Location

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 and Green Street bridges, immediately south-east 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 closed officially 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]

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

The site today

No trace of the station now remains due to the construction of the A665 Pilkington Way, which cuts through the line of the railway. A railway bridge over the river Irwell is extant. The Outwood Trail passes near to the station site on the old trackbed, forming part of the Irwell Sculpture Trail.^[1][4]

See also

• East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859