Broadley | |
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General information | |
Location | Broadley, Rochdale England |
Coordinates | 53°38′34″N2°11′02″W / 53.64275°N 2.18383°W |
Grid reference | SD879163 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 November 1870 | Opened |
16 June 1947 | Closed to passengers |
12 August 1963 | Closed for goods |
Broadley railway station served Broadley in Rochdale, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947.
The station was opened on 1 November 1870 when the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) opened the Rochdale to Facit section of its line to Bacup. [1]
It was situated on the western side of the railway where it was crossed by Station Road, to the west of Broadley village. [2]
The station had one platform on the western side of the line accessed by a footbridge adjacent to the road overbridge. There were two wooden buildings on the platform with a signal box between them. [2] [3]
There was a passing loop at the station and a two siding goods yard on the opposite side of the line accessed from Station Road, it was equipped with a five ton crane. [4]
By 1929 the station buildings had been replaced with the new hip-roofed wooden building relocated further north along the platform. The signal box had also been replaced with the new box still further north of the station building. [3] [5] [6]
The station closed to passengers on 16 June 1947, initially as a temporary measure due to a fuel crisis, but the station never re-opened and the closure was confirmed as permanent in 1949. [7] The station closed to goods traffic on 12 August 1963 when the line was closed. [8]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Shawclough & Healey | L&YR Rochdale to Bacup Line | Whitworth |
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