Heapey railway station

Heapey
General information
Location	Heapey, Chorley, Lancashire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-grouping	Joint Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1869	Opened
January 1960	Closed to passengers
April 1966	Closed to all traffic
Location Heapey Location in the present-day Chorley borough, Lancashire Show map of the Borough of Chorley Heapey Location in present-day Lancashire, England Show map of Lancashire

Heapey railway station served the village of Heapey, in Lancashire, England.

History

The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on the Blackburn to Chorley Line. In 1960 the station was closed to passengers, ^{[1] [2]} although goods traffic survived until 1966.

Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Brinscall		L&YR / LNWR joint Lancashire Union Railway		Chorley

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 220. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Railway Images, BBC
• A Day out by Train to the Hills, BBC
• Photos and info about the station

53°40′18″N2°35′30″W / 53.6717°N 2.5918°W / 53.6717; -2.5918