Woolfold railway station

Woolfold
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 (1882-11-06) Station opened
5 May 1952 (1952-05-05) Station closed
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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The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952.[2][3]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

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

External links

Bury Lines (Past, Present and Future)
Legend
Holcombe Brook
Greenmount
Knowles
Tottington
Sunny Wood
Woolfold
To Rossendale
Brandlesholme Road
Ramsbottom
Woodhill Road
Summerseat
Bury Bolton Street
Bury Interchange
Knowsley Street
To Heywood
Radcliffe Black Lane
Buckley Wells (proposed)
Withins Lane
Bradley Fold
Ainsworth Road Halt
To Bolton
Radcliffe Bridge
Radcliffe Central
Ringley Road
Whitefield
Molyneux Brow
Besses o' th' Barn
To Salford
Prestwich
Heaton Park
To Manchester
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sunny Wood Halt   L&YR
Bury to Holcombe Brook Line
  Brandlesholme Road Halt