Ringley Road railway station

Ringley Road
The remaining west platform is in relatively good condition
Location
Place	Outwood
Area	Bury
Coordinates	53°32′53″N 2°20′27″W / 53.54805°N 2.34078°WCoordinates: 53°32′53″N 2°20′27″W / 53.54805°N 2.34078°W
Grid reference	SD775057
Operations
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
31 May 1847	Station opened
5 January 1953	Station closed
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Ringley Road railway station was a railway station built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Radcliffe and Clifton (formerly Clifton Junction), in Greater Manchester.

History

The railway station was opened on 31 May 1847^[1][2] but in a remote location, and was little used. The western platform was accessed by a pathway down from Ringley Road, the east platform was accessed by a subway at the southern end of the station.^[3]

In 1879 the railway station was the location of the apparent suicide of a collier who had been in the custody of a police officer for assaulting his wife. The collier had jumped in front of an approaching train and was crushed to death, almost dragging the officer along with him. A later inquest in Salford returned an open verdict.^[4]

The railway station closed on 5 January 1953.^[2] The railway station now forms part of the route of the Irwell Sculpture Trail.

References

1. Wells 1995, p. 108
2. Butt 1995, p. 198
3. Wells 1995, p. 109
4. News, The Times, 1879-10-13

Bibliography

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, R508
• Wells, Jeffrey (1995), An Illustrated Historical Survey of the Railways in and Around Bury, Challenger Publications, ISBN 1-899624-29-5

Bury Lines
Legend
Past, Present and Future  Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles L.C. Halt Tottington Sunny Wood Halt to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Halt Summerseat Woodhill Road Halt Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Heywood Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Halt Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn to Salford Prestwich Heaton Park to Manchester

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Molyneux Brow		L&YR		Radcliffe Bridge