Molyneux Brow railway station

Molyneux Brow
Location
Place	Whitefield
Area	Bury
Coordinates	53°31′52″N 2°19′03″W / 53.5312°N 2.3176°W / 53.5312; -2.3176Coordinates: 53°31′52″N 2°19′03″W / 53.5312°N 2.3176°W / 53.5312; -2.3176
Grid reference	SD790038
Operations
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
June 1853 (1853-06)	Station opened
29 June 1931 (1931-06-29)	Station closed
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Molyneux Brow 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

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Molyneux Brow

The station was opened in June 1853,^[1] and was accessed from Philips Park Road. The station closed on 29 June 1931.^[1] The M60 motorway has removed any trace of this station.

See also

• East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 161. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 

External links

• Molyneux Brow Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

[v · d · e]Bury Lines (Past, Present and Future)

Legend Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Tottington Sunny Wood Woolfold To Rossendale Brandlesholme Road Ramsbottom Woodhill Road Summerseat Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Knowsley Street To Heywood Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Halt To Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Central Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn To Salford Prestwich Heaton Park To Manchester

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Clifton Junction		L&YR		Ringley Road