Bradley Fold railway station

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Bradley Fold
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Bradley Fold station in 1963
General information
Location Bradley Fold, Bury
England
Coordinates 53°34′17″N2°22′02″W / 53.571357°N 2.367237°W / 53.571357; -2.367237
Grid reference SD758083
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Liverpool & Bury Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 November 1848Opened
5 October 1970Closed [1]

Bradley Fold railway station served Bradley Fold on the now closed line between Bury and Bolton. The route was lost to a housing development at Bradley Fold in 1994.

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References

  1. 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. p. 42. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
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