Dixon Fold railway station

53°31′53″N 2°20′34″W / 53.53130°N 2.34286°W / 53.53130; -2.34286Grid referenceSD773039Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyManchester, Bolton and Bury RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1841 (1841)Opened2 August 1926Closed7 March 1927Reopened18 May 1931 (1931-05-18)^[1]Closed

Dixon Fold railway station was built on the Manchester and Bolton Railway, between Clifton Junction railway station (Manchester to Preston Line) and Kearsley railway station, in Clifton near Pendlebury.^[2] It opened in 1841.^[3] Maps of the area from 1848 give it the name Clifton Station, which should not be confused with the nearby Clifton railway station on Rake Lane (formerly named Clifton Junction railway station), which opened in 1847.^[4] The station closed between 2 August 1926 and 7 March 1927, but was closed permanently on 18 May 1931.^[3] The station was demolished after closure.

See also

• Wet Earth Colliery

References

Bibliography

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Love, Benjamin (1839). "Manchester as it is".

External links

• Site of Dixon Fold Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kearsley		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Manchester and Bolton Railway		Clifton

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