East Lancashire Railway
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East Lancashire Railway
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 4 May 2011
Looking past Image] and under Jubilee Way road bridge, towards Bolton Street Station in Bury. The station was opened by the East Lancashire Railway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lancashire_Railway_1844%E2%80%931859 ), on 28 September 1846 as Bury station. 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. British Rail closed the station on 17 March 1980, when it was replaced by a new bus/rail interchange nearby. The station, with its original features, was rescued from demolition and was re-opened as part of the heritage East Lancashire Railway in 1987.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.591616
Longitude
-2.301286