Glazebury and Bury Lane railway station
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Glazebury and Bury Lane | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Culcheth and Glazebury, Warrington England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′04″N 2°29′39″W / 53.4677°N 2.4943°W |
| Grid reference | SJ674969 |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 September 1830 | Station opened as Bury Lane[2] |
| July 1878 | Station renamed Glazebury and Bury Lane[3] |
| 7 July 1958 | Station closed[3] |
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Glazebury and Bury Lane is a closed railway station between Liverpool and Manchester.[4][5]
The station opened on 15 September 1830 by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway as Bury Lane, being renamed Glazebury and Bury Lane in 1878.[6] The station closed on 7 July 1958.
References
[edit]- ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 46.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 50.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 104.
- ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45.
- ^ Conolly 1998, p. 45.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 50, 104.
Sources
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Fields, N; Gilbert, A C; Knight, N R (1980), Liverpool to Manchester into the Second Century, Manchester Transport Museum Society, ISBN 978-0-900857-19-5
- Conolly, W. Philip (1998). British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer (9th impression; 5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0. OCLC 221481275.
- Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6
External links
[edit]- The station's history Disused Stations UK
- The station and line on overlain maps Rail Maps Online
- The station on an 1849 OS map National Library of Scotland
- The station on overlain old OS maps National Library of Scotland
- The station on a 1948 OS Map npe maps
- The line and mileages railwaycodes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Kenyon Junction Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Flow Moss Line open, station closed |