Woolfold railway station

Woolfold
General information
Location	Woolfold, Bury England
Coordinates	53°36′18″N 2°19′16″W / 53.60507°N 2.32101°W / 53.60507; -2.32101
Grid reference	SD789121
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bury and Tottington District Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 November 1882 (1882-11-06)	Station opened
5 May 1952 (1952-05-05)	Station closed

Woolfold railway station served the district of Woolfold in Bury from 1882 to 1952.

History

The Bury and Tottington District Railway opened from a junction to the north of Bury to a terminus at Holcombe Brook on 6 November 1882. Among the original stations was that at Woolfold, situated 1 mile (1.6 km) from Bury.^[1]

The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 67. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 255. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
↑ Marshall 1970, p. 68

Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)

External links

Woolfold Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Lines around Bury

Past, present and future

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sunny Wood Halt		L&YR Bury to Holcombe Brook Line		Brandlesholme Road Halt

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