Broadfield railway station

Broadfield
The station in 1963
Location
Place	Broadfield
Area	Rochdale
Coordinates	53°35′11″N 2°13′49″W / 53.58636°N 2.23024°WCoordinates: 53°35′11″N 2°13′49″W / 53.58636°N 2.23024°W
Grid reference	SD848100
Operations
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
13 September 1869	Opened
5 October 1970	Closed[1]
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Broadfield railway station served the district of Broadfield in Heywood in Greater Manchester, England from 1869 until 1970. The line through the station has since been reopened by the East Lancashire Railway, although the station itself remains disused.

References

1. 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. p. 45. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

• The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow

Railways in Rochdale
Legend
Past, present and future  Rossendale Lines to Bacup Calderdale Lines to Calderdale Broadley Littleborough Shawclough and Healey Smithy Bridge Wardleworth Rochdale Newbold Rochdale Town Centre Kingsway Business Park Milnrow East Lancs Rly to Bury Newhey Broadfield Oldham Lines to Oldham Heywood Castleton Mills Hill Middleton Manchester Lines North to Manchester

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Heywood		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway		Knowsley Street