Withins Lane railway station was a closed station in

Radcliffe Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to: Places * Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan United Kingdom * Radcliffe, Greater Manchester ** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town ** Radcliffe tram stop * ...

, the site of which is now on the Manchester Metrolink Line.

History

The railway line between and was planned by the

Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway The Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway, opened in 1846, ran between Clifton, Bury and Rossendale in Lancashire, England. The company merged with the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington & Colne Extension Railway (BBA&CER) to form the East La ...

, which amalgamated with other companies as the

East Lancashire Railway East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street railway station, Bury Bolton Street, ...

prior to the opening in September 1846. Originally there were no stations between and

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; a station at Withins Lane was later built, but was only open for two brief periods: August 1847–May 1849 and February 1850–December 1851, during which it served the northern part of Radcliffe, and was a stopping point for trains operated via Clifton Junction. Since 1879 the area has been served by the station now known as

Radcliffe Metrolink station Radcliffe is a tram stop in the town of Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. History It originally opened on 1 September 1879 as Radcliffe New railway station on t ...

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*http://www.johnhigson.org.uk/Radcliffe/railways/ Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1849 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1851 Radcliffe, Greater Manchester 1847 establishments in England 1849 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 1850 establishments in England 1851 disestablishments in England {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub