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Grotton and Springhead railway station

Grotton and Springhead railway station served the villages of Grotton and Springhead from 1856 until 1955.

History

The London and North Western Railway opened a branch from to Oldham on 5 July 1856. Grotton was one of two intermediate stations which opened on the same day.

On 1 April 1900, the station was renamed Grotton and Springhead.

The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn. The line remained in use for goods traffic until 1964. The station building still survives as a private residence.

References

  • An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper ()

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