Knowles Level Crossing Halt railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other Knowles Level Crossing Halt was a stopping point on the Bury to Holcombe Brook railway line, from 1905 until 1918.

History

The line from Bury to Holcombe Brook had opened on 6 November 1882, and originally had 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 Knowles Level Crossing, from Bury, which opened on 3 July 1905. It closed on 1 April 1918. The halt was on the south side of Shepherd Street.

References

• Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (Template:ISBN)

External links

• Site of Knowles Level Crossing Halt on navigable 1948 O.S. map

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