Grotton and Springhead railway station

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Place Grotton Grid reference SD964043		Area Oldham 5 July 1856 (1856-07-05) Opened as Grotton

Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Original company London and North Western Railway

Grotton and Springhead railway station served the villages of Grotton and Springhead from 1856 until 1955.

History

The London and North Western Railway opened a branch from Greenfield to Oldham on 5 July 1856. Grotton was one of two intermediate stations which opened on the same day.

On 1 April 1900, the station was renamed Grotton and Springhead.

The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn. The line remained in use for goods traffic until 1964. The station building still survives as a private residence.

References

Grotton and Springhead railway station Wikipedia

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