Radcliffe Bridge railway station
Radcliffe Bridge railway station served Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester, England. It was built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between and. It was opened on 25 September 1846 and was closed on 7 July 1958.
History
The Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway was formally opened from to on 25 September 1846, by which time it had amalgamated with other railways to form the East Lancashire Railway. Among the original stations was that at Radcliffe Bridge, from Clifton Junction; it opened on 28 September, when public train services began. The station was located between the Sion Street and Green Street bridges, immediately south-east of Grundy Street. There were two platforms and a siding on the west side of the tracks; the station building was on the east platform.The station closed officially in 1959, although there had been no regular passenger service since 7 July 1958. Trains continued to pass through the station until 3 December 1966 when the railway was closed.