Withins Lane railway station
{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Withins Lane
| status = Disused
| image =
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.56955|-2.31821|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SD791082|25|SD791082}}
| original = East Lancashire Railway
| years = {{Start date|1847|08||df=yes}}
| events = Station opened
| years1 = May 1849
| events1 = Closed
| years2 = February 1850
| events2 = Re-opened
| years3 = {{end date|1851|12||df=y}}
| events3 = Closed
}}
Withins Lane railway station was a railway station serving the town of Radcliffe in Lancashire.(now Greater Manchester), England.
History
The railway line between {{stnlnk|Clifton|Manchester}} and {{stnlnk|Rawtenstall}} was planned by the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway, which amalgamated with other companies as the East Lancashire Railway prior to the opening in September 1846. Originally there were no stations between {{stnlnk|Radcliffe Bridge}} and Bury;{{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=109,110 }} a station at Withins Lane was later built, but was only open for two brief periods: August 1847–May 1849 and February 1850–December 1851,{{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=253 }} during which it served the northern part of Radcliffe, and was a stopping point for trains operated via Clifton Junction. Since 1879 the area has been served by the station now known as Radcliffe Metrolink station.
References
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External links
- http://www.johnhigson.org.uk/Radcliffe/railways/
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{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line |
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Line and station closed
|next=Bury Bolton Street
Line closed, station open
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{{Closed stations Greater Manchester}}
Category:Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
Category:Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1849
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1851
Category:Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
Category:1847 establishments in England
Category:1849 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1850 establishments in England
Category:1851 disestablishments in England
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