Grasscroft railway station
Former railway station in England
53°32′10″N 2°01′34″W / 53.5360°N 2.0260°W / 53.5360; -2.0260
Grasscroft railway station served the village of Grasscroft between 1912 and 1955.
History
The station opened on 1 January 1912,[1] on the London and North Western Railway route from Oldham to Greenfield. It was located not far from the portal of Lydgate Tunnel. It closed temporarily on 16 July 1917, reopening on 1 January 1919.[1]
The station closed permanently on 2 May 1955,[1] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn.
References
- ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 108. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper (ISBN 1-871608-19-8)
External links
- Grasscroft Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
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