Grotton and Springhead railway station

Grotton and Springhead
General information
Location	Oldham
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 July 1856 (1856-07-05)	Opened as Grotton
1 April 1900	Renamed Grotton and Springhead
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)	Closed

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The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey passenger train service to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn.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.

References

• An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper (ISBN 1-871608-19-8)

External links

• Grotton and Springhead Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map

Delph Donkey
Delph Measurements Halt Dobcross Huddersfield line to Huddersfield Moorgate Halt Greenfield Grasscroft Huddersfield line to Stalybridge Lydgate tunnel Grotton and Springhead Lees Oldham Loop Line to Rochdale Oldham Glodwick Road Oldham Mumps L&YR Oldham Mumps LNWR Metrolink to Manchester Victoria Oldham Central Oldham Clegg Street LNWR Goods Depot GC Goods Depot Oldham Werneth Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bdge to Ashton-under-Lyne Oldham Loop Line to Manchester Victoria Scottfield GC Goods Depot

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Lees Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Delph Donkey		Grasscroft Line and station closed