Clifton railway station
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- For the station in Clifton, Bristol, see Clifton Down railway station.
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| Location | |||
| Place | Clifton Junction, Clifton (Swinton and Pendlebury) | ||
| Local authority | Salford | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CLI | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 (4 when Clifton Junction) | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 182 | ||
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| PTE | Greater Manchester | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Clifton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Clifton railway station serves Clifton Junction, area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line. In 2006, the station has just one train a day in each direction (local services run by Northern Rail); only 182 passengers were recorded as using the station in 2005–6.
The station was called Clifton Junction until 1974 because the rail line split towards Bolton and Bury on opposite sides of the Irwell Valley, with the Bury line crossing the valley across Clifton Viaduct (known locally as "the 13-arches"), which still stands today as a local landmark. The line to Bury closed in 1966.
The nearest alternative station to Clifton Junction with a regular service is Swinton 1¼ miles away on the line between Manchester and Wigan via Atherton.
[edit] Services
There is a very limited service from Clifton station with one train in each direction between Manchester Victoria and Bolton Mondays to Fridays.
- 0709 to Manchester Victoria, calling at: Salford Crescent, Salford Central and Manchester Victoria
- 1754 to Wigan North Western calling Kearsley, Farnworth, Moses Gate, Bolton, Westhoughton, Hindley and Wigan North Western
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Clifton railway station from National Rail
- History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with mention of Molyneux Junction
- Images of Clifton Junction Station and Clifton Tunnel
- Images of Clifton line, including a reference to Molyneux Brow Station
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Salford Crescent | Northern Rail (Manchester-Preston Line) |
Kearsley | ||
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