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Broadley railway station

Coordinates: 53°38′34″N 2°11′02″W / 53.64275°N 2.18383°W / 53.64275; -2.18383
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Broadley
The site of the station in May 2008
General information
LocationBroadley, Rochdale
England
Coordinates53°38′34″N 2°11′02″W / 53.64275°N 2.18383°W / 53.64275; -2.18383
Grid referenceSD879163
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1870 (1870-11-01)Opened
16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)Closed to passengers
12 August 1963Closed for goods

Broadley railway station served Broadley in Rochdale, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947.

The station was opened on 1 November 1870 when the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) opened the Rochdale to Facit section of its line to Bacup.[1]

It was situated on the western side of the railway where it was crossed by Station Road, to the west of Broadley village.[2]

The station had one platform on the western side of the line accessed by a footbridge adjacent to the road overbridge. There were two wooden buildings on the platform with a signal box between them.[2][3]

There was a passing loop at the station and a two siding goods yard on the opposite side of the line accessed from Station Road, it was equipped with a five ton crane.[4]

By 1929 the station buildings had been replaced with the new hip-roofed wooden building relocated further north along the platform. The signal box had also been replaced with the new box still further north of the station building.[3][5][6]

The station closed to passengers on 16 June 1947, initially as a temporary measure due to a fuel crisis, but the station never re-opened and the closure was confirmed as permanent in 1949.[7] The station closed to goods traffic on 12 August 1963 when the line was closed.[8]

The remains of Broadley station in 1963
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shawclough & Healey   L&YR
Rochdale to Bacup Line
  Whitworth

References

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  1. ^ Quick 2023, p. 103.
  2. ^ a b Lancashire LXXX.12 (Map). 25 inch. Ordnance Survey. 1893.
  3. ^ a b "Broadley Station". Disused stations.
  4. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 82.
  5. ^ Lancashire LXXX.12 (Map). 25 inch. Ordnance Survey. 1929.
  6. ^ Christiansen 1977, p. 327.
  7. ^ Quick 2023, pp. 103 & 556.
  8. ^ Hurst 1992, p. 22 (ref 1101).

Bibliography

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Further reading

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Railways in Rochdale
Past, present and future
Broadley
Littleborough
Shawclough
and Healey
Smithy Bridge
Wardleworth
Rochdale
Newbold
Rochdale
Town Centre
Kingsway
Business Park
Milnrow
Newhey
Broadfield
East Lancashire Railway
Heywood
Castleton
Mills Hill
Middleton