Ringley Road railway station

Ringley Road
The remaining west platform is in relatively good condition
General information
Location	Outwood, Bury England
Coordinates	53°32′53″N2°20′27″W / 53.54805°N 2.34078°W / 53.54805; -2.34078
Grid reference	SD775057
Platforms	2 [1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
31 May 1847 (1847-05-31)	Station opened
5 January 1953 (1953-01-05)	Station closed
Location

Ringley Road railway station was a stop on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line; it was sited between Radcliffe Bridge and Clifton Junction, in Greater Manchester, England. ^[2]

v t e Lines around Bury
Legend
Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Level Crossing Halt Tottington Sunny Wood Halt to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Halt Summerseat Woodhill Road Halt Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Rochdale Lines Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Halt Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn to Salford Prestwich Heaton Park to Manchester

History

The station was opened on 31 May 1847 ^{[2] [3]} in a remote location and was therefore little used. The western platform was accessed by a pathway down from Ringley Road; the eastern platform was accessed by a subway at the southern end of the station. ^[4]

In 1879, it was the location of the apparent suicide of a collier who had been in the custody of a police officer for assaulting his wife. The collier had jumped in front of an approaching train and was crushed to death, almost dragging the officer along with him. A later inquest in Salford returned an open verdict. ^[5]

It was closed on 5 January 1953. ^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Molyneux Brow		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway		Radcliffe Bridge

The site today

The Outwood Trail passes through the station on the old trackbed, forming part of the Irwell Sculpture Trail. ^[6] One platform remains extant.

References

Citations

1. Suggitt 2004, p. 86.
2. Wells 1995 , p. 108
3. Butt 1995 , p. 198
4. Wells 1995 , p. 109
5. "News", The Times, 13 October 1879
6. "Linking Manchester with Lancashire Through Ringley Road Station". Outwood Country Park. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

Bibliography

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Wells, Jeffrey (1995), An Illustrated Historical Survey of the Railways in and Around Bury, Challenger Publications, ISBN   978-1-899624-29-4
• Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN   978-1-85306-869-0.