Oldfield Road railway station

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Oldfield Road
LocationSalford, City of Salford
England
Coordinates53°28′54″N 2°15′57″W / 53.4816°N 2.2659°W / 53.4816; -2.2659Coordinates: 53°28′54″N 2°15′57″W / 53.4816°N 2.2659°W / 53.4816; -2.2659
Grid referenceSJ824983
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
February 1852 (1852-02)Opened as Oldfield Road
February 1853Renamed Oldfield Road, Salford
September 1854Renamed Salford (Oldfield Road)
August 1865Renamed Oldfield Road
2 December 1872 (1872-12-02)Station closed

Oldfield Road railway station served the western part of Salford, in North West England, between 1852 and 1872.

History[]

The railway line between Salford and Bolton was built by the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway (MB&BR) and opened on 29 May 1838.[1] Originally, Salford was a terminus; and in October 1846, when the MB&B line was connected to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) in order to gain access to Manchester Victoria, this connection bypassed Salford.[2]

To cater for Salford passengers using Manchester trains, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, successor to the MB&BR, provided an intermediate station at Oldfield Road, approximately 1⁄2 mile (800 m) to the west of Salford station; it opened in February 1852.[3][4] In February 1853 it was renamed Oldfield Road, Salford;[4] and in September 1854 it became Salford (Oldfield Road).[5]

A direct connecting line between Salford and Manchester Victoria was opened on 1 August 1865, and as a result trains from Bolton to Manchester Victoria could now call at Salford;[6] that month, Salford (Oldfield Road) resumed its original name of Oldfield Road.[5] The 1865 connecting line made Oldfield Road redundant, but it was not closed until 2 December 1872.[4][3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Marshall 1969, p. 30.
  2. ^ Marshall 1969, pp. 58, 188.
  3. ^ a b Marshall 1969, p. 188.
  4. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 177.
  5. ^ a b Butt 1995, pp. 177, 204.
  6. ^ Marshall 1969, pp. 187–8.

References[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-4352-4.

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