Monton Green railway station

Monton Green railway station is a closed station in Eccles.

Monton Green
The site of the station in 2018
General information
Location	Monton, Salford England
Grid reference	SJ764995
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
November 1887	Opened
5 May 1969	Closed

Manchester to Wigan Line
West Coast Main Line to Preston Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street via St Helens to Standish via Whelley Loop West Coast Main Line Platt Bridge to Warrington Bank Quay   to Wigan Central and Whelley Loop Bickershaw & Abram to Glazebrook via Lowton St Mary's Plank Lane   to Kenyon Junction Hindley Green via Pennington   Atherleigh to Kenyon Junction via Pennington to Bolton Great Moor Street via Chequerbent Leigh Howe Bridge Tyldesley Junction Tyldesley Ellenbrook to Bolton Great Moor Street via Walkden Low Level to Kenyon Junction via Chat Moss Worsley Patricroft Monton Green to Clifton Junction Eccles Junction Eccles to Manchester Exchange or Manchester Victoria

Tyldesley Loopline
London & North Western Rly to Liverpool Lime Street West Coast Main Line to Warrington Bank Quay Newton-le-Willows Lowton Parkside West Coast Main Line to Wigan Kenyon Junction Glazebury and Bury Lane Pennington to Wigan via Plank Lane Flow Moss to Bolton via Chequerbent Bridgewater Canal Astley Leigh to Wigan via Hindley Green Lamb's Cottage Tyldesley Ellenbrook Barton Moss to Bolton via Walkden Low Level Worsley Patricroft Monton Green to Bury via Clifton Hall Tunnel Eccles Junction Eccles London & North Western Rly to Manchester Victoria

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Monton Green

Opened on 1 November 1887, Monton Green was the first station on the London and North Western Railway's Manchester and Wigan Railway, which connected Eccles with Wigan and the Tyldesley Loopline which connected Tyldesley, Leigh and Kenyon Junction. Other stations on the line were located at Worsley and Ellenbrook. The station was built on an embankment at the road junctions of Canal Bank and Parrin Lane in Monton.

The Tyldesley Loopline was earmarked for closure in the Beeching Report, and Monton Green closed on 5 May 1969, along with the rest of the line.

Since closure, the embankment spanning Monton Green has been demolished. However, the embankment running parallel to the Bridgewater Canal has been preserved as part of Salford City Council's Recreation Pathways scheme. The route is popular with walkers & cyclists, as the path gives excellent views over the local area.

Monton Green Railway Station June 2018

External links

• http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/monton_green/index.shtml

Further reading

• Tyson, Alan (March 2020). Blakemore, Michael (ed.). "Monton Green - West of Salford". Back Track. 34 (3). Easingwold: Pendragon Publishing. ISSN 0955-5382.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Worsley		LNW		Eccles

Railway Lines in Salford
Past, present and future
to Wigan Wallgate   to Bolton Great Moor Street to Wigan North Western   Little Hulton Ellenbrook Walkden Low Level Walkden High Level to Liverpool Lime Street Moorside to Bolton Barton Moss Worsley Swinton Dixon Fold Patricroft   Monton Green Pendlebury to Bury Irlams-o'-th'-Height Eccles Eccles   Clifton Junction Ladywell   Agecroft Bridge Weaste Weaste Brindle Heath Jct Agecroft Jct Langworthy Seedley Pendleton Pendleton Bridge Broadway Cross Lane MediaCityUK Harbour City   Salford Crescent Anchorage Salford Docks Salford Quays Windsor Link Exchange Quay Ordsall Lane   Oldfield Road Metrolink to Manchester Ordsall Chord Salford Central to Manchester Deansgate to Manchester Victoria