Radcliffe Black Lane railway station

Radcliffe Black Lane was a railway station in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester on the now closed Liverpool and Bury Railway between Bury and Bolton.

Radcliffe Black Lane
Location
Place	Radcliffe
Area	Bury
Coordinates	53.57558°N 2.33950°W / 53.57558; -2.33950
Grid reference	SD776088
Operations
Original company	Liverpool & Bury Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
20 November 1848 (1848-11-20)	Opened as Black Lane
1 July 1933	Renamed Radcliffe Black Lane
5 October 1970 (1970-10-05)	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

The station opened on 20 November 1848, originally being named Black Lane. On 1 July 1933 it was renamed Radcliffe Black Lane, and it closed on 5 October 1970.[1]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 36, 193. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Radcliffe Black Lane Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Lines around Bury
Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Crossing Tottington Sunny Wood to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Summerseat Woodhill Road Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Heywood Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn to Salford Prestwich Heaton Park to Manchester

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bradley Fold		L&YR		Bury Knowsley Street