Bradley Fold railway station

Bury, Italy

Bradley Fold railway station served Bradley Fold and Little Lever from 1849 to 1970 on the now closed line between Bury and Bolton. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) opened its line through the station site on 20 November 1848. However the station, in common with others on the line, did no

t open then. The station was shown in the December 1848 timetable, but with no trains stopping there. The first trains to stop at the station did so from January 1849. The station was located where Bradley lane crossed the railway via a level crossing, the station building was to the north of the line and east of the road. By 1850 a siding was provided to the south of the station to access Tonge Lane Colliery, the siding had access to the line in both directions using a 'Y' junction, there was no map evidence of other facilities. In 1870 a correspondent writing to the Bolton Chronicle described the station's facilities as First, then, allow me to say that the cabin, which serves for first, second, and third-class waiting room, booking office, telegraph office, parcel office, office for the goods clerk, and lamp room, occupies a space of about twelve feet by nine feet, at one side of which...

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