Place Tottington Grid reference SD777131 Original company Bury–Holcombe Brook line | Area Bury 6 November 1882 (1882-11-06) Station opened | |
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Similar Greenmount railway station, Holcombe Brook railway st, Darcy Lever railway st, Ringley Road railway st, Irlams o' th' Height railway st | ||
Tottington Railway station served the town of Tottington in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury from 1882 until the line closed for passengers in 1952 and freight in 1963.
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 Tottington, situated 2 1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) from Bury.
The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952; goods trains continued to serve Tottington until 19 August 1963.
References
Tottington railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA