Woolfold railway station
Former railway station in England
53°36′18″N 2°19′16″W / 53.60507°N 2.32101°W / 53.60507; -2.32101
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The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952.[2][3]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
- ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 67. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 255. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Marshall 1970, p. 68
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
External links
- Woolfold Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
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