Irlams o' th' Height railway station

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Irlams o' th' Height
Station Mistress and two porters at Irlams o' th' Height railway station, 1917
General information
Location	Irlams o' th' Height, City of Salford England
Coordinates	53°30′14″N 2°18′11″W / 53.504°N 2.303°W / 53.504; -2.303
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
1 July 1901 (1901-07-01)	Opened
5 March 1956 (1956-03-05)	Closed

Irlams o' th' Height railway station was located on the Atherton Line between Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate. The railway station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 1 July 1901, some 14 years after the Atherton Line had opened in 1888. The station closed on 5 March 1956. The preceding station was Pendleton, the following station was Pendlebury, also both since demolished.

The station was located at the bottom of Bank Lane (just over the boundary in Pendlebury), however this was to prove to be the station's downfall, as it was located too far away from the main population centre of Irlams o' th' Height. Although isolated from the population centre, the station was located close to various factories, as well as the extensive Agecroft Locomotive Shed (demolished in 1968).

The station's construction differed from all the others along the line, its being constructed of planks of wood (both platform and buildings) rather than the usual yellow brick which is the standard along the line.

The station was noteworthy because the station was staffed entirely by women during the First World War.

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 241. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pendlebury		L&YR Manchester to Southport Line		Pendleton

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