Summerseat railway station
Appearance
Summerseat | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Summerseat, Greater Manchester England |
Coordinates | 53°37′39″N 2°18′52″W / 53.6275°N 2.3145°W |
Grid reference | SD793146 |
Managed by | East Lancashire Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Opened | 1846 Closed 1972[1][2] Reopened 1987 |
Summerseat railway station is a preserved railway station that serves the village of Summerseat in Greater Manchester, England. It is part of the preserved East Lancashire Railway (which runs for 12 miles from Heywood-Rawtenstall).
Services
[edit]Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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Burrs Country Park | East Lancashire Railway | Ramsbottom | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Bury Bolton Street | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway |
Ramsbottom |
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 410. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
[edit]- Summerseat Views is a resident's blog which aims to provide a photographic diary of life and the seasons in the village.
Categories:
- Heritage railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1972
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987
- Beeching closures in England
- Greater Manchester railway station stubs