Rushford railway station

Rushford
Rushford
General information
Location	Longsight, Lancashire ; England
Coordinates	53°27′13″N2°11′57″W / 53.4537°N 2.1991°W
Grid reference	SJ868952
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Key dates
4 June 1840	Opened
10 April 1843	Closed
Location
Location

Last updated December 21, 2025

Rushford railway station served the area of Longsight, historically in Lancashire, England, from 1840 to 1843 on the Manchester and Birmingham Railway.

History

The station was opened on 4 June 1840 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. It was a very short-lived railway station, only being open for under 3 years before closing on 10 April 1843.^[1] It was replaced by Longsight.^[2]

References

↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 201. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 371. OCLC 931112387.

This article on a railway station in Greater Manchester is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[Butt-1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 201. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 371. OCLC 931112387.

[1]

[2]