Cadishead railway station
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Cadishead railway station was a railway station on the Cheshire Lines Committees Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line
serving the town of Cadishead
, Salford
.
There were 2 stations that carried the name Cadishead, the first opened on the 01/09/1873. It was an early closure however, being very close to Irlam railway station
located 1 mile away, it closed on 01/08/1879.
The second station that carried the name was built in 1892, and opened to passengers on 29/05/1893. It was also on the same line, however the need for the new station was due to the building of the Manchester Ship Canal
which necessitated the need for the line to be deviated and built up from Glazebrook
East Junction to clear the new ship canal.
Under the regrouping the station remained as part of CLC up until 1948. It served the local steel works and other local industries. With people travelling every day from as a far as Timperley and beyond.
By 1959 the stations patronage was falling only 60 people a week were using it, at this time only 11 trains called at the station. 5 being in the direction of Liverpool (via Glazebrook East Junction) although most only called as far as Warrington Central and the other 6 towards Stockport.
It was already being touted for closure by the BTC around 1959, although it managed to survive another 5 years.
The station finally closed for good on 28 November 1964, as it has been named along with the other 2 stations along the line in Beechings 1963 report.
The line through the station however lasted as a Freight only line until 1983 when extensive repairs to the Cadishead Viaduct
were required. This track was then lifted in the late 1980s and left to decay.
The station at Cadishead
is still extant however, although heavily overgrown and in a sorry state of repair.
Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line
Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line was a railway line from Glazebrook to Skelton Junction in Manchester.- History :Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line was part of Cheshire Lines Committee as a branch line of their main Liverpool to Manchester Lines...
serving the town of Cadishead
Cadishead
Cadishead is a suburban town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, Cadishead is the most southwesterly settlement in the city of Salford.-History:...
, 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...
.
There were 2 stations that carried the name Cadishead, the first opened on the 01/09/1873. It was an early closure however, being very close to Irlam railway station
Irlam railway station
Irlam railway station serves the town of Irlam in the City of Salford metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in the north west of England. The station is 14 km west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line...
located 1 mile away, it closed on 01/08/1879.
The second station that carried the name was built in 1892, and opened to passengers on 29/05/1893. It was also on the same line, however the need for the new station was due to the building of the Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a river navigation 36 miles long in the North West of England. Starting at the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Several sets of locks lift...
which necessitated the need for the line to be deviated and built up from Glazebrook
Glazebrook
Glazebrook is a village on the very eastern edge of the Warrington conurbation.It has a small housing estate, a post office and Glazebrook railway station which marks the westernmost boundary of the GMPTE....
East Junction to clear the new ship canal.
Under the regrouping the station remained as part of CLC up until 1948. It served the local steel works and other local industries. With people travelling every day from as a far as Timperley and beyond.
By 1959 the stations patronage was falling only 60 people a week were using it, at this time only 11 trains called at the station. 5 being in the direction of Liverpool (via Glazebrook East Junction) although most only called as far as Warrington Central and the other 6 towards Stockport.
It was already being touted for closure by the BTC around 1959, although it managed to survive another 5 years.
The station finally closed for good on 28 November 1964, as it has been named along with the other 2 stations along the line in Beechings 1963 report.
The line through the station however lasted as a Freight only line until 1983 when extensive repairs to the Cadishead Viaduct
Cadishead viaduct
The Cadishead Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct of multi-lattice girder construction. It was built in 1892 by the CLC to clear the newly built Manchester Ship Canal to carry the new deviation of the Glazebrook to Woodley Main Line...
were required. This track was then lifted in the late 1980s and left to decay.
The station at Cadishead
Cadishead
Cadishead is a suburban town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, Cadishead is the most southwesterly settlement in the city of Salford.-History:...
is still extant however, although heavily overgrown and in a sorry state of repair.