Sunny Wood Halt railway station

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Sunny Wood Halt
General information
Location Tottington, Bury
England
Coordinates 53°36′38″N2°20′01″W / 53.61042°N 2.33351°W / 53.61042; -2.33351 Coordinates: 53°36′38″N2°20′01″W / 53.61042°N 2.33351°W / 53.61042; -2.33351
Grid reference SD780127
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 July 1905 (1905-07-03)Station opened
5 May 1952 (1952-05-05)Station closed

Sunny Wood Halt was a stopping point on the Bury to Holcombe Brook railway line from 1905 until the line closed in 1952.

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History

The line from Bury to Holcombe Brook had opened on 6 November 1882, and originally there were three intermediate stations. A service of steam railmotors was introduced on the line in July 1905, and four more intermediate stations were opened at the same time; these small stations, or halts , included one at Sunny Wood, 2 miles (3.2 km) from Bury, which opened on 3 July 1905. It closed with the end of passenger services on the line on 5 May 1952. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 67–68. ISBN   0-7153-4906-6.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 224. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Tottington   L&YR
Bury to Holcombe Brook Line
  Woolfold