Holcombe Brook railway station was the terminus of the Bury to Holcombe Brook Line in England and served the village of Holcombe Brook in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

History

The Bury and Tottington District Railway opened on 6 November 1882. The northern terminus of the line was at Holcombe Brook, from Bury.

Holcombe Brook railway station

The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the line on 5 May 1952; goods trains continued to serve Holcombe Brook until 2 May 1960. The station was demolished and the site is now occupied by a shopping development.

Holcombe Brook railway station

References

Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt ()

Holcombe Brook railway station

External links

Holcombe Brook station on a 1948 OS Map

Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury

Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations

Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882

Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952

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