Woodhill Road Halt railway station explained

Woodhill Road Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Woodhill, Bury
Country:England
Coordinates:53.6014°N -2.3061°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Events:Station opened
Years1:1 April 1918
Events1:Station closed
Years2:2 April 1934
Events2:Station reopened
Events3:Station closed

Woodhill Road Halt was a stopping point on the Bury to Holcombe Brook Line from 1905 until 1918 and from 1934 until the line closed in 1952.

History

The line from Bury to had opened on 6 November 1882, and originally there were three intermediate stations. A service of steam railmotors was introduced on the line in July 1905, and four more intermediate stations were opened at the same time; these small stations, or halts, included one at Woodhill Road, NaNmiles from Bury, which opened on 3 July 1905, but closed on 1 April 1918. It was reopened on 2 April 1934, and closed permanently with the end of passenger services on the line on 5 May 1952.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Marshall, John . John Marshall (railway historian) . The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2 . 1970 . . Newton Abbot . 0-7153-4906-6 . 67–68 .
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 254 .