Grotton and Springhead railway station served the villages of
Grotton
Grotton is a residential area in Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Located along the A669 road, it forms a continuous urban area with Austerlands and Springhead, which in turn ...
and
Springhead from 1856 until 1955.
History
The
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world.
Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...
opened a branch from to
Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
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Delph Donkey passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn.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 ()
External links
Grotton and Springhead Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Former London and North Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955
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