Worsley railway station

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]

Worsley
The site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationWorsley, Salford
England
Coordinates53.5006°N 2.3663°W / 53.5006; -2.3663
Grid referenceSD757006
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1864Station opened
5 May 1969Station closed[1]

History
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.

References

Notes

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

Bibliography

  • James, David (2004), Lancashire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, ISBN 1 84033 288 3
  • Sweeney, D. J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-0-6
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		    
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