Bury Bolton Street railway station

Bury Bolton Street
Entrance to station viewed from Bolton Street
Location
Place	Bury
Area	Greater Manchester
Grid reference	SD802107
Operations
Managed by	East Lancashire Railway
Platforms	4
History
Key dates	Opened 1846 Closed 1980 Reopened 1987
Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom
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Bury Bolton Street railway station is in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

It was formerly the main station serving the town, with links north to Ramsbottom, thence via Stubbins Junction either to Rawtenstall and Bacup or to Haslingden and Accrington; and south to Radcliffe Central, Whitefield, Prestwich and Manchester Victoria or via Radcliffe Bridge to Clifton Junction and the Bolton line. There was also a local branch to Holcombe Brook, and a curve to connect with Bury Knowsley Street station.

The station was opened by the East Lancashire Railway (ELR), on 28 September 1846 as Bury station. The ELR was absorbed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway on 13 May 1859. The station was renamed Bury Bolton Street in February 1866. The building is situated in a cutting with a low level yard on the east side, approached by an incline from Bolton Street and a flight of steps from Bank Street. To the north is the Bolton Street Tunnel.

In its original incarnation, it boasted the headquarters of the East Lancashire Railway, situated on the up platform adjacent to the yard. This fine neo-classical structure in the italianate style had the usual station accommodation on the ground floor and the company offices (including a boardroom) on the upper floors. The headquarters building supported an overall train shed roof in the Paxton style, supported on the other side by a row of iron columns on an island platform. The west side had through lines and a rope-hauled incline giving access to the wagon works, now the site of Bury Leisure Centre.