Grotton And Springhead Railway Station

Grotton and Springhead railway station served the villages of Grotton and Springhead from 1856 until 1955. HistoryThe 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 The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn.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.

Grotton and Springhead railway station served the villages of Grotton and Springhead from 1856 until 1955. HistoryThe 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 The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to via Greenfield was withdrawn.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.