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Worsley railway station

Worsley
The site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Worsley, Salford England
Coordinates	53°30′02″N 2°21′59″W / 53.5006°N 2.3663°W / 53.5006; -2.3663
Grid reference	SD757006
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1864	Station opened
5 May 1969	Station closed[1]

v t e Manchester to Wigan Line
Legend
West Coast Main Line toPreston Wigan North Western toLiverpool Lime Street via St Helens toStandish via Whelley Loop West Coast Main Line Platt Bridge toWarrington Bank Quay   toWigan Central and Whelley Loop Bickershaw & Abram toGlazebrook via Lowton St Mary's Plank Lane   toKenyon Junction Hindley Green via Pennington   Atherleigh toKenyon Junction via Pennington toBolton Great Moor Street via Chequerbent Leigh Howe Bridge Tyldesley Junction Tyldesley Ellenbrook toBolton Great Moor Street via Walkden Low Level toKenyon Junction via Chat Moss Worsley Patricroft Monton Green toClifton Junction Eccles Junction Eccles toManchester Exchange orManchester Victoria

v t e Tyldesley Loopline
Legend
London & North Western Rly toLiverpool Lime Street West Coast Main Line toWarrington Bank Quay Newton-le-Willows Lowton Parkside West Coast Main Line toWigan Kenyon Junction Glazebury and Bury Lane Pennington toWigan via Plank Lane Flow Moss toBolton via Chequerbent Bridgewater Canal Astley Leigh toWigan via Hindley Green Lamb's Cottage Tyldesley Ellenbrook Barton Moss toBolton via Walkden Low Level Worsley Patricroft Monton Green toBury via Clifton Hall Tunnel Eccles Junction Eccles London & North Western Rly toManchester Victoria

v t e Railway Lines in Salford
Legend
Past, present and future
toWigan Wallgate   toBolton Great Moor Street toWigan North Western   Little Hulton Ellenbrook Walkden Low Level Walkden High Level toLiverpool Lime Street Moorside toBolton Barton Moss Worsley Swinton Dixon Fold Patricroft   Monton Green Pendlebury toBury Irlams-o'-th'-Height Eccles Eccles   Clifton Junction Ladywell   Agecroft Bridge Weaste Weaste Brindle Heath Jct Agecroft Jct Langworthy Seedley Pendleton Pendleton Bridge Broadway Cross Lane MediaCityUK Harbour City   Salford Crescent Anchorage Salford Docks Salford Quays Windsor Link Exchange Quay Ordsall Lane   Oldfield Road Metrolink toManchester Ordsall Chord Salford Central to Manchester Deansgate to Manchester Victoria

Worsley railway station was opened in 1864 to serve the town of WorsleyinGreater Manchester. The Tyldesley Loopline closed in 1969 as a result of the Beeching Axe.^[2]

Worsley Station opened on 1 September 1864 at the same time as other stations on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line. Local colliery owners including the Earl of Ellesmere were among its supporters. The station was built of white brick with details in red and black brick. The station had two first class and two second class waiting rooms and a booking office. It had a glass canopy and the platforms were 100 yards in length.^[3]

The former track bed is now part of a footpath and the station platforms still survive.

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