Barton Moss railway station

Barton Moss
General information
Location	Peel Green, Salford England
Coordinates	53°28′40″N2°24′17″W / 53.4778°N 2.4047°W / 53.4778; -2.4047
Grid reference	SJ732980
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1832 (1832)	Station opened
1 May 1862	Station resited
23 September 1929 (1929-09-23)	Station closed
Location

Barton Moss railway station was in Peel Green, Lancashire, England.

History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Barton Moss

The original Liverpool and Manchester Railway station at Barton Moss opened in 1832 and was replaced on 1 May 1862 by a new one 1.205 kilometres (0.749 mi) due east. ^[1]

This second station was opened by the London and North Western Railway; it duly passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) at the 1923 Grouping.

The LMS closed the station on 23 September 1929. ^[1]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 29. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• The first station via Disused Stations UK
• The first station on an 1849 OS map as "Barton" via National Library of Scotland
• The second station via Disused Stations UK
• The second station on a 1948 OS map via npe Maps
• The line and mileages via railwaycodes

v t e Railway Lines in Salford
Legend
Past, present and future
to Wigan Wallgate   to Bolton Great Moor Street to Wigan North Western   Little Hulton Ellenbrook Walkden Low Level Walkden High Level to Liverpool Lime Street Moorside to Bolton Barton Moss Worsley Swinton Dixon Fold Patricroft   Monton Green Pendlebury to Bury   Clifton Junction Eccles Eccles   Agecroft Bridge Ladywell Irlams o' th' Height Agecroft Jct Weaste Weaste Brindle Heath Jct Langworthy Seedley Pendleton Pendleton Bridge Broadway Cross Lane MediaCityUK Harbour City   Salford Crescent Anchorage Salford Docks Salford Quays Windsor Link Exchange Quay Ordsall Lane   Oldfield Road Metrolink to Manchester Ordsall Chord Salford Central to Manchester Deansgate to Manchester Victoria

v t e Tyldesley Loopline
Legend
London & North Western Rly to Liverpool Lime Street West Coast Main Line to Warrington Bank Quay Newton-le-Willows Lowton Parkside West Coast Main Line to Wigan Kenyon Junction Glazebury and Bury Lane Pennington to Wigan via Plank Lane Flow Moss to Bolton via Chequerbent Bridgewater Canal Astley Leigh to Wigan via Hindley Green Lamb's Cottage Tyldesley Ellenbrook Barton Moss to Bolton via Walkden Low Level Worsley Patricroft Monton Green to Bury via Clifton Hall Tunnel Eccles Junction Eccles London & North Western Rly to Manchester Victoria

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Lamb's Cottage Line open, station closed		LNWR		Patricroft Line and station open