Pendleton railway station
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Pendleton railway station was a railway station serving Pendleton
, a district of Salford
. It was located on Broughton Road (A576) just behind St. Thomas
' Church (Pendleton Church). It was about 100 yards further up Broughton Road from Pendleton Bridge railway station
and nearer Pendleton Church and Broad Street (A6). It was on the Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgate line.
, which opened in 1987, however, took much of the passenger traffic away from Pendleton station, sending it into terminal decline. In 1988 services to Bolton were withdrawn leaving Pendleton served by Atherton line trains only. An arson
attack in July 1994 led to the station being closed temporarily by GMPTE
, though by this time it was only being served by 4 trains each day. Final closure came in 1998 after it was deemed that repairing the damage caused by the vandalism would not represent good value for money:...The Franchising Director advertised the closure and, in assessing the impact of the closure the RUCC for North Western England concluded (on 6 May 1998) that no hardship would result from closure as no trains had called at Pendleton for four years. , despite campaigns for it to be re-opened by Salford Council
in 1996.
Close to the station was a locomotive shed and sidings.
This station was known as Pendleton Broad Street due to its closeness to the A6 Broad Street some 100 yards away. It originally had 4 platforms.
Pendleton, Greater Manchester
Pendleton is an inner city area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is about from Manchester city centre. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district....
, a district of Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
. It was located on Broughton Road (A576) just behind St. Thomas
Thomas the Apostle
Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for questioning Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in . He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman...
' Church (Pendleton Church). It was about 100 yards further up Broughton Road from Pendleton Bridge railway station
Pendleton Bridge station (Manchester to Preston Line)
Pendleton Bridge railway station was a railway station in Pendleton, Salford built on the Manchester and Bolton Railway, between Salford and Clifton Junction. The station was accessed from Station Street, just west of Broughton Road ....
and nearer Pendleton Church and Broad Street (A6). It was on the Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgate line.
History
Until the 1980s Pendleton was one of the more important stations on the Bolton-Manchester line, one of only two stations with a Sunday service. The nearby Salford Crescent railway stationSalford Crescent railway station
Salford Crescent is one of two railway stations in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The other station is Salford Central.The station is west of Manchester Victoria and west of Manchester Piccadilly...
, which opened in 1987, however, took much of the passenger traffic away from Pendleton station, sending it into terminal decline. In 1988 services to Bolton were withdrawn leaving Pendleton served by Atherton line trains only. An arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
attack in July 1994 led to the station being closed temporarily by GMPTE
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Transport for Greater Manchester is the public body responsible for co-ordinating public transport services throughout Greater Manchester, in North West England. The organisation traces its origins to the Transport Act 1968, when the SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive was established to...
, though by this time it was only being served by 4 trains each day. Final closure came in 1998 after it was deemed that repairing the damage caused by the vandalism would not represent good value for money:...The Franchising Director advertised the closure and, in assessing the impact of the closure the RUCC for North Western England concluded (on 6 May 1998) that no hardship would result from closure as no trains had called at Pendleton for four years. , despite campaigns for it to be re-opened by Salford Council
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
in 1996.
Close to the station was a locomotive shed and sidings.
This station was known as Pendleton Broad Street due to its closeness to the A6 Broad Street some 100 yards away. It originally had 4 platforms.