Worsley railway station
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Former railway station in England
Worsley | |
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| The site of the station in 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Worsley, Salford England |
| Coordinates | 53°30′02′′N 2°21′59′′W / 53.5006°N 2.3663°W / 53.5006; -2.3663 |
| Grid reference | SD757006 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1864 | Station opened |
| 5 May 1969 | Station closed[1] |
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Manchester to Wigan Line | ||||
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| Wigan North Western | ||||
via St Helens |
to Standish via Whelley Loop | |||
| Platt Bridge | ||||
and Whelley Loop | ||||
| Bickershaw & Abram | ||||
to Glazebrook via Lowton St Mary's |
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| Plank Lane | ||||
| Hindley Green | ||||
via Pennington |
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| Atherleigh | ||||
via Pennington |
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| Leigh | Howe Bridge | |||
Tyldesley Junction
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| Tyldesley | ||||
| Ellenbrook | ||||
via Chat Moss |
Worsley | |||
| Patricroft | Monton Green | |||
Eccles Junction
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| Eccles | ||||
Tyldesley Loopline | ||||
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| Newton-le-Willows | ||||
| Lowton | ||||
| Parkside | ||||
| Kenyon Junction | ||||
| Pennington | ||||
| Flow Moss | ||||
| Astley | Leigh | |||
| Lamb's Cottage | Tyldesley | |||
| Ellenbrook | ||||
| Barton Moss | ||||
| Worsley | ||||
| Patricroft | Monton Green | |||
Eccles Junction
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| Eccles | ||||
Railway Lines in Salford | ||||
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Past, present and future
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| Salford Central | ||||
Worsley railway station was opened in 1864 to serve the town of Worsley in Greater Manchester. The Tyldesley Loopline closed in 1969 as a result of the Beeching Axe.[2]
History
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Worsley Station opened on 1 September 1864 at the same time as other stations on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line. Local colliery owners including the Earl of Ellesmere were among its supporters. The station was built of white brick with details in red and black brick. The station had two first class and two second class waiting rooms and a booking office. It had a glass canopy and the platforms were 100 yards in length.[3]
The former track bed is now part of a footpath and the station platforms still survive.
References
[edit ]Notes
- ^ James 2004, p. 48.
- ^ Worsley Station, Subterranea Britannica, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Sweeney 1996, p. 153
Bibliography
- James, David (2004), Lancashire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, ISBN 1 84033 288 3
- Sweeney, D. J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-0-6
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Walkden Low Level Line and station closed |
LNWR | Monton Green Line and station closed | ||
| Ellenbrook Line and station closed |