- Monton Green railway station
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Monton Green Location Place Monton Area Salford Grid reference SJ764995 Operations Original company London and North Western Railway Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway Platforms 2 History November 1887 Opened 5 May 1969 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–ZMonton Green railway station is a closed station in Eccles.
A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Monton Green
Opened on 1 November 1887, Monton Green was the first station on the London and North Western Railway's Manchester and Wigan Railway, which connected Eccles with Wigan and the Tyldesley Loopline which connected Tyldesley, Leigh and Kenyon Junction. Other stations on the line were located at Worsley and Ellenbrook. The station was built on an embankment at the road junctions of Canal Bank and Parrin Lane in Monton.
The Tyldesley Loopline was earmarked for closure in the Beeching Report, and Monton Green closed on 5 May 1969, along with the rest of the line.
Since closure, the embankment spanning Monton Green has been demolished. However, the embankment running parallel to the Bridgewater Canal has been preserved as part of Salford City Council's Recreation Pathways scheme. The route is popular with walkers & cyclists, as the path gives excellent views over the local area.
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Preceding station Disused railways Following station Worsley LNW Eccles Salford Lines (Past, present and future) LegendTo Wigan 
To Bolton 
Little Hulton To Wigan 
Ellenbrook;Walkden Low Level 
Walkden High Level To Warrington 
Moorside; To Bolton Barton Moss;Worsley 
Swinton;Dixon Fold Patricroft;Monton Green Pendlebury;To Bury 
Irlams-o'-th'-Height Eccles;Eccles 
Clifton Junction Ladywell 
Agecroft Bridge Weaste;Weaste 
Langworthy;Seedley Pendleton Bridge MediaCityUK;Broadway Cross Lane; Pendleton 
Harbour City 
Salford Crescent Anchorage 
Salford Docks Salford Quays 
Windsor Link Exchange Quay Ordsall Lane; Oldfield Road To Manchester (Metrolink) 
Ordsall Chord (proposed) To Manchester (Deansgate) 
Salford Central To Manchester (Victoria) Categories:- Disused railway stations in Salford
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Beeching closures in England
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