Holcombe Brook railway station

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Holcombe Brook
Location
Place Holcombe Brook
Area Bury
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grid reference SD779151
Operations
Original company Bury and Tottington District Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
6 November 1882 (1882-11-06) Station opened
5 May 1952 (1952-05-05) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Holcombe Brook railway station was the terminus of Bury to Holcombe Brook Line and served the village of Holcombe Brook in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

History

The Bury and Tottington District Railway opened on 6 November 1882. The northern terminus of the line was at Holcombe Brook, Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). 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The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the line on 5 May 1952; goods trains continued to serve Holcombe Brook until 2 May 1960.[2][3] The station was demolished and the site is now occupied by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

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Marshall 1970, p. 68

External links


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus   L&YR
Bury to Holcombe Brook Line		   Greenmount


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