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Clifton railway station

Clifton railway station is a railway station in Clifton, Greater Manchester, which was formerly called Clifton Junction. It lies on the Manchester–Preston line.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Clifton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Also known as: “CLI”, “Clifton Junction”, “Clifton Junction Station”, and “Clifton Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clifton Viaduct and Clifton Aqueduct.

Bridge
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, known locally as The Thirteen Arches, is a disused railway viaduct near Clifton in , north-west England. Built in 1846, it closed with the line in 1966 and is now severed from the rest of the route by the M62 motorway and other subsequent development. is situated 1,900 feet north of Clifton railway station.

Bridge
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, built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in Clifton, near , England. It is preserved as a Grade II listed structure. is situated 1,900 feet north of Clifton railway station.

Park
is situated in the Irwell Valley on the western border of , near , bounded by the River Irwell to the west, Agecroft Road and Rainsough Brow to the south, Butterstile Lane and Carr Clough estate to the east and Bunkers Hill to the north. is situated 3,700 feet east of Clifton railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pendlebury and Prestwich.

Town
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is a town in the , , England. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,069. It lies 4 miles north-west of , 3 miles north-west of Salford and 6 miles south-east of .

Town
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is a town in the , , England, three miles north of , three miles north of Salford and five miles south of .

Town
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is a town in the in , England. southwest of the River Irwell, 4 miles northwest of , adjoining the town of and suburb of Clifton.

Clifton railway station

Latitude
53.52232° or 53° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.31412° or 2° 18′ 51″ west
Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“CLI”
Open location code
9C5VGMCP+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21668347
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
2652833
Wiki­data ID
Q2708119
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Clifton railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Station Clifton (Manchester)”
  • Dutch: “station Clifton”
  • Dutch: “Station Clifton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كليفتون”
  • French: “Clifton”
  • French: “gare de Clifton”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Clifton railway station”. Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.