Molyneux Brow railway station

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Molyneux Brow
General information
Location Whitefield, Bury
England
Coordinates 53°31′52″N2°19′03″W / 53.5312°N 2.3176°W / 53.5312; -2.3176
Grid reference SD790038
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
June 1853 (1853-06)Station opened
29 June 1931 (1931-06-29)Station closed
Location
Molyneux Brow railway station

Molyneux Brow railway station was a railway station built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Radcliffe and Clifton (formerly Clifton Junction), in Greater Manchester.

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History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Molyneux Brow Bromshall, Clifton (Molyneux), Hay, Liskeard, Patricroft & Uttoxeter RJD 148.jpg
A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Molyneux Brow

The station was opened in June 1853, [1] and was accessed from Philips Park Road. The station closed on 29 June 1931. [1] The M60 motorway has removed any trace of this station. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 161. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ "Disused Stations: Molyneux Brow Station".
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Clifton Junction   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
East Lancashire Railway 		  Ringley Road
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