Heapey | |
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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 | |
Location in the present-day Chorley borough, Lancashire Location in present-day Lancashire, England |
Heapey railway station served the village of Heapey, in Lancashire, England.
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.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Brinscall | L&YR / LNWR joint Lancashire Union Railway | Chorley |
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