Pendleton Bridge railway station

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Pendleton Bridge
General information
Location Pendleton, Salford
England
Coordinates 53°29′37″N2°16′58″W / 53.4937°N 2.2829°W / 53.4937; -2.2829 Coordinates: 53°29′37″N2°16′58″W / 53.4937°N 2.2829°W / 53.4937; -2.2829
Grid reference SJ813997
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Manchester and Bolton Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
September 1843 (1843-09)Opened as Pendleton Bridge
?Renamed Pendleton
5 December 1966 (1966-12-05)Closed

Pendleton Bridge railway station was a railway station in Pendleton, Salford built on the Manchester and Bolton Railway, between Salford and Clifton Junction. [1] The station was accessed from Station Street, just west of Broughton Road (A576). It was unusual in having a canal, the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal, running alongside the station behind the up (southbound) platform.

This station has been known by at least two names: originally opened as Pendleton Bridge in September 1843, [2] it has also been known as Pendleton Old, and by the time of its closure on 5 December 1966, was known simply as Pendleton. [2] The other station in Pendleton, near the church, was known as Pendleton Broad Street until Pendleton Bridge closed.

The station no longer exists.

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References

  1. Love 1839 , p. 234
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995 , p. 183

Bibliography

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