Worsley railway station

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Worsley
Worsley Railway Station platforms (geograph 3403811).jpg
The site of the station in 2013
General information
Location Worsley, Salford
England
Coordinates 53°30′02″N2°21′59″W / 53.5006°N 2.3663°W / 53.5006; -2.3663 Coordinates: 53°30′02″N2°21′59″W / 53.5006°N 2.3663°W / 53.5006; -2.3663
Grid reference SD757006
Platforms3
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 September 1864Station opened
5 May 1969Station closed [1]

Worsley railway station was opened in 1864 to serve the town of Worsley in Greater Manchester. The Tyldesley Loopline closed in 1969 as a result of the Beeching Axe. [2]

History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Worsley Bromshall, Clifton (Molyneux), Hay, Liskeard, Patricroft & Uttoxeter RJD 148.jpg
A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Worsley

Worsley Station opened on 1 September 1864 at the same time as other stations on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line. Local colliery owners including the Earl of Ellesmere were among its supporters. The station was built of white brick with details in red and black brick. The station had two first class and two second class waiting rooms and a booking office. It had a glass canopy and the platforms were 100 yards in length. [3]

The former track bed is now part of a footpath and the station platforms still survive.

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References

Notes

  1. James 2004, p. 48.
  2. Worsley Station, Subterranea Britannica, retrieved 12 September 2010
  3. Sweeney 1996 , p. 153

Bibliography

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Walkden Low Level
Line and station closed
  LNWR   Monton Green
Line and station closed
Ellenbrook
Line and station closed