Dixon Fold railway station was a railway station built on the Manchester and Bolton Railway

Manchester and Bolton Railway

The Manchester and Bolton Railway was a railway in the historic county of Lancashire, England, connecting Salford to Bolton. It was built by the proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Company who had in 1831 converted from a canal company...

, between Clifton Junction railway station (Manchester to Preston Line

Manchester to Preston Line

The Manchester to Preston Line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston, Lancashire. It is largely used by commuters entering Manchester from surrounding suburbs and cities, but is also one of the main railway lines in the North West and is utilised by intercity services for Scotland and the...

) and Kearsley railway station

Kearsley railway station

Kearsley railway station serves the Greater Manchester town of Kearsley and the villages of Stoneclough, Prestolee and Ringley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in North West England...

, in Clifton

Clifton, Greater Manchester

Clifton is a small town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Irwell Valley in the northern part of the City of Salford....

 near Pendlebury

Pendlebury

Pendlebury is a suburban town in the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies to the northwest of Manchester city centre, northwest of Salford, and southeast of Bolton....

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History

The station opened in 1841. Maps of the area from 1848 give it the name Clifton Station, not to be confused with the nearby Clifton railway station which opened in 1847.

The station closed on 2 August 1926, but reopened on 7 March 1927. It closed permanently on 18 May 1931, and no longer exists.

External links

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