Agecroft Bridge railway station was on the

Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway The Manchester and Bolton Railway was a railway in the historic county of Lancashire, England, connecting Salford to Bolton. It was built by the proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Company who had in 183 ...

. It served the town of

Pendlebury Pendlebury is a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,069. It lies north-west of Manchester city centre, north-west of Salford and south-east of Bolton. Historically in Lancash ...

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...

(then

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

) in England. It also served the former

Manchester Racecourse Manchester Racecourse was a venue for horse racing located at a number of sites around the Manchester area including; Kersal Moor, New Barnes, Weaste and Castle Irwell, Pendleton, then in Lancashire. The final home of the course, Castle Irwel ...

and

Agecroft Agecroft is a suburban area of Pendlebury, within the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It lies within the Irwell Valley, on the west bank of the River Irwell and along the course of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal. It compris ...

area of the town.

History

The

opened to the public on 29 May 1838, and ''Agecroft Bridge'' was one of two intermediate stations between and , the other being . Later that year, regular passenger services ceased, but the station remained open for meetings at

; it was renamed ''Agecroft'' at this time. Regular services resumed in October 1857, as did the original name. The station closed permanently in January 1861.

References

External links

Site of Agecroft Bridge Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
Disused railway stations in Salford Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1838 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1857 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1861 1838 establishments in England 1861 disestablishments in England {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub