Seedley railway station

Seedley railway station is a disused station located in the Seedley area of Salford, on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Seedley
General information
LocationSeedley, Salford City Council
England
Coordinates53°28′52″N 2°17′49″W / 53.481052°N 2.296809°W / 53.481052; -2.296809
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 May 1882 (1882-05-01)
Closed2 January 1956 (1956-01-02)
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Manchester area pre-grouping, Seedley is centre left

The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 May 1882.[1] It was located where Langworthy Road crossed the railway on an overbridge. The station building was at road level with a footbridge running parallel to the road and three sets of stairs going down to the three platforms. The platforms were all to the west of the road, there was a central platform with running lines on both sides and outer platforms with one face to the railway. The northernmost platform had a signal box located half way along it.[2]

The station had no goods facilities, only handling passengers and parcels, it closed on 2 January 1956.[1][3]

The line is still open.[4] Parts of the station wall can still be seen but part of the trackbed has been covered over following the construction of the M602 motorway.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Weaste   London and North Western Railway   Cross Lane


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  1. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 404.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey 25 inch map Lancashire CIV.5 (Salford)". National Library of Scotland. 1893. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 29.
  4. ^ NetworkRail. "Table 090 Map".

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