Agecroft Bridge railway station

{{Short description|Former station on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Agecroft Bridge

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = Pendlebury, Salford

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.511|-2.300|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SD802016|25|SD802016}}

| original = Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway

| pregroup = Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

| years = {{Start date|1838|05|29|df=yes}}

| events = Opened as Agecroft Bridge

| years1 = 1838

| events1 = Renamed Agecroft; regular services ceased

| years2 = October 1857

| events2 = Renamed Agecroft Bridge; regular services resumed

| years3 = {{end date|1861|01||df=y}}

| events3 = Station closed

}}

Agecroft Bridge railway station was on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway. It served the town of Pendlebury in Greater Manchester (then Lancashire) in England. It also served the former Manchester Racecourse and Agecroft area of the town.

History

File:Bromshall, Clifton (Molyneux), Hay, Liskeard, Patricroft & Uttoxeter RJD 148.jpg Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Agecroft Bridge (shown here as Agecroft)]]

The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway opened to the public on 29 May 1838, and Agecroft Bridge was one of two intermediate stations between {{stnlnk|Salford}} and {{stnlnk|Bolton}}, the other being {{stnlnk|Ringley}}. Later that year, regular passenger services ceased, but the station remained open for meetings at Manchester Racecourse; it was renamed Agecroft at this time. Regular services resumed in October 1857, as did the original name. The station closed permanently in January 1861.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=13 }}{{cite book |last=Marshall |first=John |authorlink=John Marshall (railway historian) |title=The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1 |year=1969 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-7153-4352-1 |page=31 }}

References

External links

[http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#380,401,1 Site of Agecroft Bridge Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map]

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Manchester and Bolton Railway |col={{LYR colour}} }}

Category:Disused railway stations in Salford

Category:Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1838

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1857

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1861

Category:1838 establishments in England

Category:1861 disestablishments in England