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Bury Bolton Street formerly Bury
(1846 - 1981 1987 - )
Bury Bolton Street station was on the East Lancashire Railway’s (ELR) Clifton Junction to Accrington line which had opened in two stages between 1846 and 1848
Bury Bolton Street was the principal station on the line, opening for public services on September 28 1846. It was originally named Bury
There were three platform faces, two on an island platform on the west side of the station. On the other (southbound) platform, on the east side, was a three-storey building that contained the usual station facilities but was also the head office of the ELR
At the time of opening, five passenger trains ran on weekdays in each direction between Manchester and Rawtenstall and there were four trains on Sundays
In February 1866, the LYR station was renamed Bury Bolton Street
In the early 1880s, the LYR rebuilt Bury Bolton Street to handle increasing traffic. £12,000 was spent on the project and works were completed in 1883, including raising the platform height and extending them to 250 yards. A bay platform was also created and new waiting rooms were constructed on the island platform. Both platforms were provided with lengthy canopies supported by iron columns
By 1932, passengers using Bury Bolton Street station could travel to a wide variety of destinations - Manchester Victoria, Accrington, Bacup, Burnley, Colne and Holcombe Brook as well as shorter workings to Bury Knowsley Street and Ramsbottom. There were ninety-nine weekday southbound departures from Bolton Street and sixty eight trains were northbound
From December 1966, the only northbound service from Bury was a shuttle service to Rawtenstall with the March 1967 timetable showing fifteen services between Bury and Rawtenstall at irregular intervals, and two extra workings on Saturdays. No trains ran on Sundays
On June 3 1972, the last services to Rawtenstall operated marking the end of all passenger services to the north of Bury Bolton Street station. The station became a terminus for the first time in its existence. However, goods trains continued to run northwards to a coal depot at Rawtenstall until December 1980
The preservation group named the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) after the original company had entered into negotiations with British Rail with a view to reopening the line from Bury to Rawtenstall. Supported by the local authorities, the ‘new’ ELR reopened Bury Bolton Street to Ramsbottom passenger services on July 25 1987 and extended the line to Rawtenstall on August 17 1991 and to Heywood on July 25 2003
By 2010, the ELR had become one of Britain’s premier preserved lines with Bury Bolton Street station at its hub
Bury Bolton Street was the principal station on the line, opening for public services on September 28 1846. It was originally named Bury
There were three platform faces, two on an island platform on the west side of the station. On the other (southbound) platform, on the east side, was a three-storey building that contained the usual station facilities but was also the head office of the ELR
At the time of opening, five passenger trains ran on weekdays in each direction between Manchester and Rawtenstall and there were four trains on Sundays
In February 1866, the LYR station was renamed Bury Bolton Street
In the early 1880s, the LYR rebuilt Bury Bolton Street to handle increasing traffic. £12,000 was spent on the project and works were completed in 1883, including raising the platform height and extending them to 250 yards. A bay platform was also created and new waiting rooms were constructed on the island platform. Both platforms were provided with lengthy canopies supported by iron columns
By 1932, passengers using Bury Bolton Street station could travel to a wide variety of destinations - Manchester Victoria, Accrington, Bacup, Burnley, Colne and Holcombe Brook as well as shorter workings to Bury Knowsley Street and Ramsbottom. There were ninety-nine weekday southbound departures from Bolton Street and sixty eight trains were northbound
From December 1966, the only northbound service from Bury was a shuttle service to Rawtenstall with the March 1967 timetable showing fifteen services between Bury and Rawtenstall at irregular intervals, and two extra workings on Saturdays. No trains ran on Sundays
On June 3 1972, the last services to Rawtenstall operated marking the end of all passenger services to the north of Bury Bolton Street station. The station became a terminus for the first time in its existence. However, goods trains continued to run northwards to a coal depot at Rawtenstall until December 1980
The preservation group named the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) after the original company had entered into negotiations with British Rail with a view to reopening the line from Bury to Rawtenstall. Supported by the local authorities, the ‘new’ ELR reopened Bury Bolton Street to Ramsbottom passenger services on July 25 1987 and extended the line to Rawtenstall on August 17 1991 and to Heywood on July 25 2003
By 2010, the ELR had become one of Britain’s premier preserved lines with Bury Bolton Street station at its hub
