Bolton Great Moor Street railway station was the first railway station in Bolton, opened on 11 June 1831 by the Bolton and Leigh Railway. Originally named simply Bolton, it was renamed Bolton Great Moor Street in October 1849. The original street level station was replaced by a temporary station at Crook Street Goods Yard on 1 August 1871 while the new Bolton Great Moor Street station was built in a classic 'Italian' style. The new station opened either on 1 April 1875 or on 28 September 1874 on the same site as the original station but ten feet higher. The rebuilt station had four platforms covered over by a roof.