Among the original stations was that at Radcliffe Bridge, 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) from Clifton Junction; it opened on 28 September, when public train services began.

The station closed officially in 1959, although there had been no regular passenger service since 7 July 1958.

[2] Trains continued to pass through the station until 3 December 1966 when the railway was closed.

No trace of the station now remains due to the construction of the A665 Pilkington Way, which cuts through the line of the railway.

A railway bridge over the river Irwell is extant.