Greenmount railway station

Greenmount Railway Station served the village of Greenmount in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

Greenmount

General information
Location	Greenmount, Bury England
Coordinates	53.62336°N 2.33736°W / 53.62336; -2.33736
Grid reference	SD778141
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bury and Tottington District Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 November 1882 (1882-11-06)	Station opened
5 May 1952 (1952-05-05)	Station closed

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 Greenmount, situated 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) from Bury.[1]

The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the Holcombe Brook line on 5 May 1952.[2][3]

Greenmount Railway Station March 2018

References

Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 109. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Marshall 1970, p. 68

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

External links

Greenmount Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Lines around Bury

Past, present and future

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Holcombe Brook		L&YR Bury to Holcombe Brook Line		Knowles Level Crossing Halt

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Bury	Ainsworth Road Halt Bradley Fold Brandlesholme Road Halt Bury Knowsley Street Greenmount Holcombe Brook Knowles Level Crossing Halt Molyneux Brow Radcliffe Black Lane Radcliffe Bridge Ringley Road Sunny Wood Halt Tottington Withins Lane Woodhill Road Halt Woolfold
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Oldham	Delph Derker Diggle Dobcross Failsworth Friezland Grasscroft Grotton and Springhead Hollinwood Lees Measurements Middleton Junction Moorgate Oldham Central Oldham Clegg Street Oldham Glodwick Road Oldham Mumps Oldham Mumps (LNWR) Oldham Werneth Royton Royton Junction Saddleworth Shaw and Crompton Uppermill
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Trafford	Altrincham (1st) Bowdon Broadheath (Altrincham) Cornbrook Dunham (W&SR) Dunham Massey Partington West Timperley
Wigan	Amberswood (Hindley) Astley Atherleigh Atherton Bag Lane Bamfurlong Boar's Head Golborne North Golborne South Hindley Green Hindley South Howe Bridge Leigh Lower Ince Lowton Pennington Platt Bridge Red Rock Tyldesley Westleigh West Leigh and Bedford Whelley Wigan Central
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