Woolfold | |
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Location | |
Place | Woolfold |
Area | Bury |
Grid reference | SD789121 |
Operations | |
Original company | Bury and Tottington District Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
History | |
6 November 1882 | Station opened |
5 May 1952 | Station closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Woolfold Railway Station served the district of Woolfold in Bury from 1882 to 1952.
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The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952.[2][3]
Bury Lines (Past, Present and Future) | |
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Legend
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Sunny Wood Halt | L&YR Bury to Holcombe Brook Line |
Brandlesholme Road Halt |
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