Broadfield railway station

Broadfield
The station in 1963
General information
Location	Broadfield, Rochdale England
Coordinates	53.58636°N 2.23024°W / 53.58636; -2.23024
Grid reference	SD848100
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
13 September 1869	Opened
5 October 1970	Closed

Broadfield railway station served the district of Broadfield in Heywood in Greater Manchester, England from 1869 until October 1970, when the station was closed and passenger services between Bolton & Rochdale were withdrawn by British Rail. The line through the station has since been reopened by the heritage East Lancashire Railway, although the station itself remains disused.

References

• The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow

Railways in Rochdale
Past, present and future
Rossendale Lines to Bacup Calderdale Lines to Calderdale Broadley Littleborough Shawclough and Healey Smithy Bridge Wardleworth Rochdale Newbold Rochdale Town Centre Kingsway Business Park Milnrow East Lancs Rly to Bury Newhey Broadfield Oldham Lines to Oldham Heywood Castleton Mills Hill Middleton Manchester Lines North to Manchester

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Heywood		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway		Knowsley Street