Eccles railway station, Greater Manchester

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Eccles railway station, Greater Manchester by Nigel Thompson as part of the Geograph project.

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Eccles railway station, Greater Manchester

Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 11 Dec 2010

Opened in 1830 by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, this image was taken before the line was electrified - compare with Image] taken from the opposite platform in 2016. View west towards Patricroft and Liverpool. There used to be a further two platforms to the right.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.485451
Longitude
-2.333008