Oldfield Road | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Salford,City of Salford England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°28′54″N2°15′57″W / 53.4816°N 2.2659°W /53.4816; -2.2659 | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ824983 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| February 1852 (1852-02) | Opened asOldfield Road | ||||
| February 1853 | RenamedOldfield Road, Salford | ||||
| September 1854 | RenamedSalford (Oldfield Road) | ||||
| August 1865 | RenamedOldfield Road | ||||
| 2 December 1872 (1872-12-02) | Station closed | ||||
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Oldfield Road railway station served the western part ofSalford, inGreater Manchester, England, between 1852 and 1872.
The railway line betweenSalford andBolton was built by theManchester, Bolton and Bury Railway (MB&BR) and opened on 29 May 1838.[1] Originally, Salford was a terminus; in October 1846, when the MB&B line was connected to theLiverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) in order to gain access toManchester Victoria, this connection bypassed Salford.[2]
To cater for Salford passengers using Manchester trains, theLancashire and Yorkshire Railway, successor to the MB&BR, provided an intermediate station atOldfield Road, approximately1⁄2mile (800 m) to the west of Salford station; it opened in February 1852.[3][4] In February 1853 it was renamedOldfield Road, Salford;[4] and in September 1854 it becameSalford (Oldfield Road).[5]
A direct connecting line between Salford andManchester Victoria was opened on 1 August 1865 and, as a result, trains from Bolton to Manchester Victoria could now call at Salford;[6] that month,Salford (Oldfield Road) resumed its original name ofOldfield Road.[5] The 1865 connecting line made Oldfield Road redundant, but it was not closed until 2 December 1872.[4][3]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Windsor Bridge, Pendleton Line open, station closed | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Salford Line and station open | ||
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