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.

History

The London and North Western Railway opened a branch from Greenfield 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 The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn. The line remained in use for goods traffic until 1964. The station building still survives as a private residence.

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