Oldfield Road railway station

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Oldfield Road
General information
Location Salford, City of Salford
England
Coordinates 53°28′54″N2°15′57″W / 53.4816°N 2.2659°W / 53.4816; -2.2659 Coordinates: 53°28′54″N2°15′57″W / 53.4816°N 2.2659°W / 53.4816; -2.2659
Grid reference SJ824983
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
February 1852 (1852-02)Opened as Oldfield Road
February 1853Renamed Oldfield Road, Salford
September 1854Renamed Salford (Oldfield Road)
August 1865Renamed Oldfield Road
2 December 1872 (1872-12-02)Station closed

Oldfield Road railway station served the western part of Salford, in North West England, between 1852 and 1872.

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History

The railway line between Salford and Bolton was built by the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway (MB&BR) and opened on 29 May 1838. [1] Originally, Salford was a terminus; and in October 1846, when the MB&B line was connected to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) in order to gain access to Manchester Victoria, this connection bypassed Salford. [2]

To cater for Salford passengers using Manchester trains, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, successor to the MB&BR, provided an intermediate station at Oldfield Road, approximately 12 mile (800  m ) to the west of Salford station; it opened in February 1852. [3] [4] In February 1853 it was renamed Oldfield Road, Salford; [4] and in September 1854 it became Salford (Oldfield Road). [5]

A direct connecting line between Salford and Manchester Victoria was opened on 1 August 1865, and as a result trains from Bolton to Manchester Victoria could now call at Salford; [6] that month, Salford (Oldfield Road) resumed its original name of Oldfield Road. [5] The 1865 connecting line made Oldfield Road redundant, but it was not closed until 2 December 1872. [4] [3]

Notes

  1. Marshall 1969, p. 30.
  2. Marshall 1969, pp. 58, 188.
  3. 1 2 Marshall 1969, p. 188.
  4. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 177.
  5. 1 2 Butt 1995, pp. 177, 204.
  6. Marshall 1969, pp. 187–8.

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References

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Windsor Bridge, Pendleton
Line open, station closed
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway   Salford
Line and station open