Agecroft Bridge railway station

Agecroft Bridge
Location
Place	Pendlebury
Area	Salford
Coordinates	53°30′40″N 2°18′00″W / 53.511°N 2.300°WCoordinates: 53°30′40″N 2°18′00″W / 53.511°N 2.300°W
Grid reference	SD802016
Operations
Original company	Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
History
29 May 1838	Opened as Agecroft Bridge
1838	Renamed Agecroft; regular services ceased
October 1857	Renamed Agecroft Bridge; regular services resumed
January 1861	Station closed
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Agecroft Bridge railway station was on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway. It served the Agecroft estates and the Manchester Racecourse, which was reached via Langley Road.

History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Agecroft Bridge (shown here as Agecroft)

The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway opened to the public on 29 May 1838, and Agecroft Bridge was one of two intermediate stations between Salford and Bolton, the other being Ringley. Later that year, regular passenger services ceased, but the station remained open for meetings at Manchester Racecourse; it was renamed Agecroft at this time. Regular services resumed in October 1857, as did the original name. The station closed permanently in January 1861.^[1][2]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 13. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 31. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.

External links

• Site of Agecroft Bridge Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Clifton Junction Line and station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Manchester and Bolton Railway		Pendleton Line and station closed
				Pendleton Bridge Line open, station closed