Broadley railway station explained

Broadley
Status:Disused
Borough:Broadley, Rochdale
Country:England
Coordinates:53.6428°N -2.1838°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Events:Opened
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:12 August 1963
Events2:Closed for goods

Broadley railway station served Broadley in Rochdale, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947.

The station was opened on 1 November 1870 when the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) opened the to section of its line to .

It was situated on the western side of the railway where it was crossed by Station Road, to the west of Broadley village.[1]

The station had one platform on the western side of the line accessed by a footbridge adjacent to the road overbridge. There were two wooden buildings on the platform with a signal box between them.[1] [2]

There was a passing loop at the station and a two siding goods yard on the opposite side of the line accessed from Station Road, it was equipped with a five ton crane.

By 1929 the station buildings had been replaced with the new hip-roofed wooden building relocated further north along the platform. The signal box had also been replaced with the new box still further north of the station building.[2] [3]

The station closed to passengers on 16 June 1947, initially as a temporary measure due to a fuel crisis, but the station never re-opened and the closure was confirmed as permanent in 1949. The station closed to goods traffic on 12 August 1963 when the line was closed.

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Notes and References

  1. Lancashire LXXX.12 . 1893 . 25 inch . Ordnance Survey .
  2. Web site: Disused stations . Broadley Station .
  3. Lancashire LXXX.12 . 1929 . 25 inch . Ordnance Survey .