Molyneux Brow railway station

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.

Molyneux Brow
Location
PlaceWhitefield
AreaBury
Coordinates53.5312°N 2.3176°W / 53.5312; -2.3176
Grid referenceSD790038
Operations
Original companyEast Lancashire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
June 1853 (1853-06)Station opened
29 June 1931 (1931-06-29)Station 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

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.[2]

See also
  • East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 161. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/molyneux_brow/index.shtml
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Clifton Junction   L&YR   Ringley Road
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