Bowdon railway station

Bowdon railway station served the district of Bowdon Cheshire, now Bowdon, Greater Manchester between 1849 and 1881.

The station was built by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR) and opened on 22 September 1849 on the same day that a short southerly extension to the MSJ&AR line was completed from the original Altrincham station of 20 July 1849 [ Butt p 41 ] .

Bowdon station was located on Lloyd Street/Railway street near the site of today's railway bridge over Lloyd Street in Altrincham and near to the boundary with Bowdon. The station served the locality until 3 April 1881 when both it and the first Altrincham station closed and were replaced by the new large facility named Altrincham and Bowdon, situated between the two former stations.

References

* Butt, R.V.J., "The Directory of Railway Stations", 1995, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford Yeovil, ISBN 1 85260 508 1