Monton Green railway station

Monton Green railway station is a closed station in Eccles.

A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Monton Green

Manchester to Wigan Line
West Coast Main Line to Preston Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street via St Helens to Standish via Whelley Loop West Coast Main Line Platt Bridge to Warrington Bank Quay   to Wigan Central and Whelley Loop Bickershaw & Abram to Glazebrook via Lowton St Mary's Plank Lane   to Kenyon Junction Hindley Green via Pennington   Atherleigh to Kenyon Junction via Pennington to Bolton Great Moor Street via Chequerbent Leigh Howe Bridge Tyldesley Junction Tyldesley Ellenbrook to Bolton Great Moor Street via Walkden Low Level to Kenyon Junction via Chat Moss Worsley Patricroft Monton Green to Clifton Junction Eccles Junction Eccles to Manchester Exchange or Manchester Victoria

Tyldesley Loopline
London & North Western Rly to Liverpool Lime Street West Coast Main Line to Warrington Bank Quay Newton-le-Willows Lowton Parkside West Coast Main Line to Wigan Kenyon Junction Glazebury and Bury Lane Pennington to Wigan via Plank Lane Flow Moss to Bolton via Chequerbent Bridgewater Canal Astley Leigh to Wigan via Hindley Green Lamb's Cottage Tyldesley Ellenbrook Barton Moss to Bolton via Walkden Low Level Worsley Patricroft Monton Green to Bury via Clifton Hall Tunnel Eccles Junction Eccles London & North Western Rly to Manchester Victoria

Opened on 1 November 1887, Monton Green was the first station on the London and North Western Railway's Manchester and Wigan Railway, which connected Eccles with Wigan and the Tyldesley Loopline which connected Tyldesley, Leigh and Kenyon Junction. Other stations on the line were located at Worsley and Ellenbrook. The station was built on an embankment at the road junctions of Canal Bank and Parrin Lane in Monton.

The Tyldesley Loopline was earmarked for closure in the Beeching Report, and Monton Green closed on 5 May 1969, along with the rest of the line.

Since closure, the embankment spanning Monton Green has been demolished. However, the embankment running parallel to the Bridgewater Canal has been preserved as part of Salford City Council's Recreation Pathways scheme. The route is popular with walkers & cyclists, as the path gives excellent views over the local area.

Monton Green Railway Station June 2018