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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cornbrook Railway Station

Cornbrook railway station was opened on the south side of Cornbrook Road in the St. George's area of Manchester on 12 May 1856 by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) to serve the nearby Pomona Gardens; there were four trains daily in each direction. It closed on 1 June 1865, the last trains having called on 31 May 1865.

References

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 143
  2. ^ Dixon, Frank (1994) [1973]. The Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. p. 171. ISBN 0-85361-454-7. OL34.
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ^ Dixon 1994, p. 33
  5. ^ Dixon 1994, p. 41


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Old Trafford
Line and station open
  Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway   Knott Mill and Deansgate
Line open, station open