Walkden Low Level railway station

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Walkden Low Level
General information
Location Walkden, City of Salford
England
Coordinates 53°31′07″N2°23′52″W / 53.5186°N 2.3978°W / 53.5186; -2.3978 Coordinates: 53°31′07″N2°23′52″W / 53.5186°N 2.3978°W / 53.5186; -2.3978
Grid reference SD737025
Platforms2 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 April 1875Station opened as "Walkden"
June 1924Renamed "Walkden Low Level"
29 March 1954Station closed [2]

Walkden Low Level railway station served the town of Walkden, City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

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History

The station was opened as "Walkden" in 1875 by the London and North Western Railway on its new line from Roe Green Junction to Bolton Great Moor Street. It was renamed Walkden Low Level to distinguish it from the nearby [3] ex-Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Walkden High Level station in June 1924. The station had two platforms reached by four ramps with waiting rooms and canopy on each, and offices on the north side. [4] The railway company proposed naming the station "Walkden Stocks" but was overruled by the Local Board. [5] Regular passenger services ceased in 1954 but the line continued to be used for freight traffic for some further time.

The station was about one mile north of Roe Green and close by there were sidings and a connection to the Bridgewater Estates colliery railway at Barrack's Tramway Junction. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ James 2004, p. 39.
  2. ↑ Butt 1995, p. xxx
  3. ↑ Holland 2001 , p. 26
  4. 1 2 Sweeney 1997 , p. 269
  5. ↑ Sweeney 1997 , p. 272

Bibliography

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens, ISBN   1-85260-508-1
  • Holland, Bert (2001), Plodder Lane for Farnworth, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN   0-9529333-6-5
  • James, David (2004), Lancashire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, ISBN   1-84033-288-3
  • Sweeney, Dennis J. (1997), A Lancashire Triangle Part two, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN   0-9529333-0-6
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