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Coordinates: 53°28′09″N 2°16′07″W / 53.4693°N 2.2686°W / 53.4693; -2.2686
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For the Metrolink tram stop, see Cornbrook tram stop.

Cornbrook
General information
LocationOld Trafford, Trafford
England
Coordinates53°28′09″N 2°16′07″W / 53.4693°N 2.2686°W / 53.4693; -2.2686
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
Key dates
1 June 1856 (1856-06-01)Opened
1 June 1865 (1865-06-01)Closed

Cornbrook railway station was opened on the south side of Cornbrook Road in the St. George's area of Manchester[1] on 1 June 1856 by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR)[2] to serve the nearby Pomona Gardens; there were four trains daily in each direction.[3] It closed on 1 June 1865,[2] the last trains having called on 31 May 1865.[4]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ Dixon 1994, p. 33
  4. ^ 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 closed, station open
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