Grasscroft railway station

Grasscroft
Location
Place	Grasscroft
Area	Oldham
Coordinates	53°32′10″N 2°01′34″W / 53.5360°N 2.0260°W / 53.5360; -2.0260Coordinates: 53°32′10″N 2°01′34″W / 53.5360°N 2.0260°W / 53.5360; -2.0260
Grid reference	SD983044
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 January 1912 (1912-01-01)	Station opened
16 July 1917	Station closed
1 January 1919	Station reopened
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)	Station closed
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Grasscroft railway station served the village of Grasscroft between 1912 and 1955.

History

The station opened on 1 January 1912,^[1] on the London and North Western Railway route from Oldham to Greenfield. It was located not far from the portal of Lydgate Tunnel. It closed temporarily on 16 July 1917, reopening on 1 January 1919.^[1]

The station closed permanently on 2 May 1955,^[1] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn.

References

• An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper (ISBN 1-871608-19-8)

External links

• Grasscroft Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

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Delph Donkey 

Legend

Delph
Measurements Halt		Huddersfield Line to Huddersfield
Dobcross
Moorgate Halt
		Greenfield
Grasscroft		Huddersfield Line to Stalybridge
Lydgate tunnel
		Grotton and Springhead
Oldham Loop Line to Rochdale		Lees
Oldham Mumps		Oldham Glodwick Road
Oldham Central		Oldham Clegg Street
		LNWR Goods Depot
		GC Goods Depot
Oldham Werneth		Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bdge to Ashton
Oldham Loop Line to Manchester Victoria		Scottfield GC Goods Depot