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Bollington
(1869 - 1970)
Bollington railway station served the town of Bollington opening on August 2 1869 on the Marple to Macclesfield line
Originally, the line was single-track and the platform was located on the east side of the line. Access was via a sloping path that connected the platform to Grimshaw Lane. Facilities were within an austere single-storey brick building whose pitched roof extended forward as a platform canopy, supported by a series of wooden brackets
In 1871, the line was doubled at a cost of £16,000 and an extra platform was provided at Bollington which became the down (Marple direction) while the original platform handled the up trains
Goods facilities were provided on the west side of the line. They included a large goods shed and three sidings
When the line opened there were four trains in each direction on weekdays and two on Sunday. By October 1875, Bollington had six trains in each direction on Monday to Friday, seven on Saturday and four on Sunday
A Bollington and Macclesfield shuttle service, known as the Bollington Bug, had been introduced in 1887 and there were five of these trains each way on Monday to Friday and eight on Saturdays. Through services on weekdays that year consisted of six up and seven down trains. After the war, the Bollington and Macclesfield shuttle service was intensified to combat bus competition and by 1921 there were 15 departures and arrivals. By 1938, Bollington had 11 up and 13 down trains in addition to the shuttles. However, with the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, there was a drastic reduction in services and after the war the service did not return to its 1939 levels
The last train to depart from Bollington was on Saturday January 3 1970 and the station closed completely on January 5 1970 and the station buildings at Bollington were demolished in December 1971. Within a few years, the goods yard had been developed as an industrial estate and in 1985 a footpath/cycleway called the Middlewood Way opened along the course of the line
Originally, the line was single-track and the platform was located on the east side of the line. Access was via a sloping path that connected the platform to Grimshaw Lane. Facilities were within an austere single-storey brick building whose pitched roof extended forward as a platform canopy, supported by a series of wooden brackets
In 1871, the line was doubled at a cost of £16,000 and an extra platform was provided at Bollington which became the down (Marple direction) while the original platform handled the up trains
Goods facilities were provided on the west side of the line. They included a large goods shed and three sidings
When the line opened there were four trains in each direction on weekdays and two on Sunday. By October 1875, Bollington had six trains in each direction on Monday to Friday, seven on Saturday and four on Sunday
A Bollington and Macclesfield shuttle service, known as the Bollington Bug, had been introduced in 1887 and there were five of these trains each way on Monday to Friday and eight on Saturdays. Through services on weekdays that year consisted of six up and seven down trains. After the war, the Bollington and Macclesfield shuttle service was intensified to combat bus competition and by 1921 there were 15 departures and arrivals. By 1938, Bollington had 11 up and 13 down trains in addition to the shuttles. However, with the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, there was a drastic reduction in services and after the war the service did not return to its 1939 levels
The last train to depart from Bollington was on Saturday January 3 1970 and the station closed completely on January 5 1970 and the station buildings at Bollington were demolished in December 1971. Within a few years, the goods yard had been developed as an industrial estate and in 1985 a footpath/cycleway called the Middlewood Way opened along the course of the line
