Withins Lane railway station

Withins Lane
Location
Place Radcliffe
Area Bury
Coordinates 53°34′10″N 2°19′06″W / 53.56955°N 2.31821°W / 53.56955; -2.31821Coordinates: 53°34′10″N 2°19′06″W / 53.56955°N 2.31821°W / 53.56955; -2.31821
Grid reference SD791082
Operations
Original company East Lancashire Railway
History
August 1847 (1847-08) Station opened
May 1849 Closed
February 1850 Re-opened
December 1851 (1851-12) Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal

Withins Lane railway station was a closed station in Radcliffe, the site of which is now on the Manchester Metrolink Line.

History

The railway line between Clifton and Rawtenstall was planned by the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway, which amalgamated with other companies as the East Lancashire Railway prior to the opening in September 1846. Originally there were no stations between Radcliffe Bridge and Bury;[1] a station at Withins Lane was later built, but was only open for two brief periods: August 1847–May 1849 and February 1850–December 1851,[2] during which it served the northern part of Radcliffe, and was a stopping point for trains operated via Clifton Junction. Since 1879 the area has been served by the station now known as Radcliffe Metrolink station.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 109,110. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bury Bolton Street
Line closed, station open		   East Lancashire Railway   Radcliffe Bridge
Line and station closed


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.