Where is Bromley Cross railway station?

Bromley Cross railway station is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BL7 9AG), in the parish of Bolton, unparished area.

How do I get to Bromley Cross railway station?

The nearest railway station is Bromley Cross, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode BL7 9AG.

Who owns Bromley Cross railway station?

Bromley Cross railway station is owned by Northern Trains.

Is Bromley Cross railway station a listed building?

Bromley Cross railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.

Is Bromley Cross railway station a protected site?

Yes — Bromley Cross railway station is part of the West Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Bromley Cross railway station free to visit?

Yes, Bromley Cross railway station is free to enter.

Heritage railway stations · North West England

Bromley Cross railway station

In or near Holcombe.

Free admission

Bromley Cross railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

"The Railway" Hotel Bromley Cross - geograph.org.uk - 1141009 — John Tustin — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Bromley Cross · 0.0 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

Bromley Cross railway station is located in Bolton, North West England, with the postcode BL7 9AG. Entry to the station is free, and it is accessible as it is the nearest station, located 0 km away.

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Bromley Cross railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-north-west, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Pennine Moors SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Bromley Cross railway station, on Chapeltown Road in Bromley Cross, a suburb to the north of Bolton, England, is served by the Northern 'Ribble Valley' line 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) north of Bolton.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Grade II-listed Bromley Cross Railway Station was established in June 1848, on a branch line authorised by an Act of 30 June 1845, initially by the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway and was originally provided with a temporary, timber station 'building', described in one local newspaper report of 1854 as a 'cold wooden shed'. This founding railway merged to become The Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway in 1847, which later became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) in 1858. Permanent station buildings were provided along the line in 1859, constructed with locally quarried sandstone, by Joseph Greenup and Co of Manchester. The original minutes of the…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.6140, -2.4107
District: Bolton
Parish: Bolton, unparished area
Postcode: BL7 9AG
Parliamentary constituency: Bolton North East
Established: 1848
Nearest railway station: Bromley Cross — 0 km

Sources

wikidata: Q3921315 (CC0)
wikipedia: Bromley Cross railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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