Grotton and Springhead railway station
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Grotton and Springhead railway station served the villages of Grotton
and Springhead
from 1856 until 1955.
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passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn.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.
Grotton
Grotton is a relatively wealthy hamlet in Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Grotton is a suburban area located along the A669 road, and forms a continuous urban area with Austerlands and Springhead, which in turn link to Lees and...
and Springhead
Springhead, Greater Manchester
Springhead is a suburban area of Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.Situated along the eastern edge of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, Springhead is contiguous with the village of Lees, the Oldham districts of Greenacres and...
from 1856 until 1955.
History
The London and North Western RailwayLondon and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
opened a branch from to Oldham
Oldham Mumps (LNWR) railway station
Oldham Mumps railway station served the Mumps area of Oldham between 1856 and 1862.-History:The station opened on 5 July 1856 as the terminus of the London and North Western Railway branch from...
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
Delph Donkey
The Delph Donkey was an LNWR railway line in northern England which opened in 1849 to connect Oldham, Greenfield and Delph to the main Huddersfield to Manchester line. Passenger Trains ceased to run on the Delph Donkey in April 1955, although a limited number of freight trains continued to use the...
passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn.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.