Tottington railway station

Tottington
Location
Place	Tottington
Area	Bury
Coordinates	53°36′50″N 2°20′15″W / 53.61394°N 2.33753°W / 53.61394; -2.33753Coordinates: 53°36′50″N 2°20′15″W / 53.61394°N 2.33753°W / 53.61394; -2.33753
Grid reference	SD777131
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
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Tottington Railway station served the town of Tottington in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury from 1882 until the line closed for passengers in 1952 and freight in 1963.

History

The Bury and Tottington District Railway opened from a junction to the north of Bury to a terminus at Holcombe Brook on 6 November 1882. Among the original stations was that at Tottington, situated 2 ¹⁄₂ miles (4.0 km) from Bury.^[1]

The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952; goods trains continued to serve Tottington until 19 August 1963.^[2][3]

References

• Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)

External links

• Tottington Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
• Last Freight to Tottington - Youtube

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