Black Lane railway station (Radcliffe)
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Radcliffe Black Lane was a railway station in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the course of the River Irwell, south-west of Bury and north-northwest of Manchester. Radcliffe is contiguous with the town of Whitefield to the...

 on the now closed Liverpool and Bury Railway
Liverpool and Bury Railway
The Liverpool and Bury Railway was formed in 1845 and opened on 28 November 1848. The line ran from Liverpool Exchange first using a joint line with Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway before branching of to proceed via Kirkby then Wigan and Bolton to Bury.In 1846 the line merged with the...

 between Bury and Bolton.

History

The station opened on 20 November 1848, originally being named Black Lane. On 1 July 1933 it was renamed Radcliffe Black Lane, and it closed on 5 October 1970.

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