Worsley_railway_station

Worsley railway station

Worsley railway station

Former railway station in England


Worsley railway station was opened in 1864 to serve the town of Worsley in Greater Manchester. The Tyldesley Loopline closed in 1969 as a result of the Beeching Axe.[2]

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History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Worsley

Worsley Station opened on 1 September 1864 at the same time as other stations on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line. Local colliery owners including the Earl of Ellesmere were among its supporters. The station was built of white brick with details in red and black brick. The station had two first class and two second class waiting rooms and a booking office. It had a glass canopy and the platforms were 100 yards in length.[3]

The former track bed is now part of a footpath and the station platforms still survive.


References

Notes

  1. James 2004, p. 48.
  2. Worsley Station, Subterranea Britannica, retrieved 12 September 2010

Bibliography

  • James, David (2004), Lancashire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, ISBN 1 84033 288 3
  • Sweeney, D. J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-0-6
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