Manchester Road railway station is a closed station in the city of

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

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. The station opened in 1878 but closed to passengers in 1915. The goods yard remained open until 1963. The station was bypassed by a single line after 1963 to serve the

City Road Goods Branch The City Road Goods branch was a goods only branch serving the Lister Hills area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotlan ...

. After closure of the line, the site has been overbuilt with a Royal Mail sorting office. A pub remains nearby, called the Station Hotel.

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* Disused railway stations in Bradford Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915 {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub