Place Woolfold 6 November 1882 (1882-11-06) Station opened 5 May 1952 Station closed Area Bury | Grid reference SD789121 5 May 1952 (1952-05-05) Station closed Original company Bury–Holcombe Brook line | |
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Similar Holcombe Brook railway st, Greenmount railway station, Ringley Road railway st, Bradley Fold railway st, Darcy Lever railway st | ||
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.
The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952.
References
Woolfold railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA