Cross Lane railway station explained

Cross Lane
Status:Disused
Borough:Salford, Salford
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:4
Original:Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:15 September 1830
Events:Opened as Cross Lane Bridge
Events1:Renamed Cross Lane
Years2:20 July 1959
Events2:Station closes

Cross Lane railway station is a closed station on the Liverpool to Manchester line which was located on Cross Lane, Salford. It was one of the original stations on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway when it opened to traffic in September 1830, though initial facilities were very basic. It was later rebuilt by the L&MR's successor, the London and North Western Railway in more substantial fashion and by the end of the 19th century had platform faces on all four lines that passed through.

British Railways closed the station to passenger traffic in July 1959 and to goods in January 1963.[1] It was subsequently demolished and no trace now remains – much of the former site is now occupied by the M602 motorway, though the original L&M line (now double track once more and electrified since 2013) still passes through on its way west towards and Liverpool Lime Street.[1]

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53.48°N -2.2823°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/cross_lane/index.shtml "Disused Stations - Cross Lane"