Oldfield Road railway station

Oldfield Road railway station served the western part of Salford, in North West England, between 1852 and 1872.

The railway line between Salford and Bolton was built by the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway (MB&BR) and opened on 29 May 1838.^[1] Originally, Salford was a terminus; and in October 1846, when the MB&B line was connected to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) in order to gain access to Manchester Victoria, this connection bypassed Salford.^[2]

To cater for Salford passengers using Manchester trains, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, successor to the MB&BR, provided an intermediate station at Oldfield Road, approximately 1⁄2 mile (800 m) to the west of Salford station; it opened in February 1852.^[3][4] In February 1853 it was renamed Oldfield Road, Salford;^[4] and in September 1854 it became Salford (Oldfield Road).^[5]

A direct connecting line between Salford and Manchester 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 of Oldfield Road.^[5] The 1865 connecting line made Oldfield Road redundant, but it was not closed until 2 December 1872.^[4][3]

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-4352-4.

• Position of Oldfield Road Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

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