Windsor Bridge railway station (Pendleton)
Appearance
Windsor Bridge | |
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General information | |
Location | Pendleton, Lancashire England |
Coordinates | 53°29′09″N 2°16′34″W / 53.4858°N 2.276°W |
Grid reference | SJ817988 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Manchester and Bolton Railway |
Pre-grouping | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
Key dates | |
29 May 1838 | Opened |
October 1846 | Closed |
January 1855 | Reopened |
June 1856 | Closed |
Windsor Bridge railway station served the suburb of Pendleton, historically in Lancashire, England, from 1838 to 1856 on the Manchester and Bolton Railway. On the 1848 OS map, Windsor Bridge is where The Crescent crosses the railway. Today, this is the site of Salford Crescent station.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 29 May 1838 by the Manchester and Bolton Railway. Its services were reduced to Wednesdays only in December 1842 and it closed in October 1846. It reopened in January 1855, only to permanently close in June 1856.[1][2]
Accidents
[edit]An accident occurred on 16 October 1839 when an engineer fell off a train before it reached the station.[2]
References
[edit]Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Salford
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1846
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1856
- 1838 establishments in England
- 1856 disestablishments in England
- Greater Manchester railway station stubs