Holcombe Brook | |
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General information | |
Location | Holcombe Brook, Bury England |
Coordinates | 53°37′55″N 2°20′08″W / 53.63185°N 2.33561°W |
Grid reference | SD779151 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bury and Tottington District Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
6 November 1882 | Station opened |
5 May 1952 | Station closed |
Holcombe Brook railway station was the terminus of the Bury to Holcombe Brook Line in England and served the village of Holcombe Brook in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.
History
[edit]The Bury and Tottington District Railway opened on 6 November 1882. The northern terminus of the line was at Holcombe Brook, 3+3⁄4 miles (6.0 km) from Bury.[1]
The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the line on 5 May 1952; goods trains continued to serve Holcombe Brook until 2 May 1960.[2][3] The station was demolished and the site is now occupied by a shopping development.
References
[edit]- ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 121. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Marshall 1970, p. 68
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
External links
[edit]Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | L&YR Bury to Holcombe Brook Line |
Greenmount |