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 The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world. It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. It was also the first railway to rely exclusively ...

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."Disused Stations - Cross Lane"
'Disused Stations Site Record''; Retrieved 30 September 2016 It was subsequently demolished and no trace now remains – much of the former site is now occupied by the

M602 motorway The M602 motorway is a relatively short motorway, leading traffic into Salford, Greater Manchester, England, towards Manchester and by-passing the suburban town of Eccles. History The first section from Worsley to Eccles (now Junction 2) opene ...

, 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 Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station and the main station serving the city centre of Liverpool. Opened in August 1836, it is the oldest still-operating grand terminus mainline station in the world. A branch of the West Coast ...

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Disused Stations - Cross Lane
Disused railway stations in Salford Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1830 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub