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Wardleworth railway station
Wardleworth railway station served the township of Wardleworth in Rochdale, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947.[1][2] It was on the Facit Branch between Rochdale and Facit, which was extended to Bacup in 1881. The station was quite well placed for Rochdale town centre and so, in addition to the branch trains, a few other services from Manchester terminated here. Between here and Rochdale station was the Roch Valley Viaduct, now demolished.
Wardleworth | |
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The site of the station in November 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wardleworth, Rochdale England |
| Grid reference | SD902140 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1870 | Opened |
| 16 June 1947 | Closed |
| 7 November 1966 | closed for freight |
References edit
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 441. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ 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. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Rochdale Line closed, Station open | L&YR Rochdale to Bacup Line | Shawclough and Healey |
Railways in Rochdale |
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Past, present and future |
53°37′23″N 2°08′56″W / 53.623°N 2.149°W