Shawforth railway station

Shawforth
The site of the station in June 2004
General information
Location	Shawforth, Rossendale England
Grid reference	SD890205
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1881 (1881-12-01)	Station opened
16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)	Station closed
Location

Shawforth railway station served Shawforth near Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, from 1881 until closure in 1947. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 384. OCLC   931112387.
2. 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. 209. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

• Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Lancashire. ISBN   978-1-85306-801-0.

v t e Railways in Rossendale
Legend
Bacup Stacksteads Britannia Waterfoot Shawforth Clough Fold Facit Whitworth to Rochdale to Accrington Rawtenstall Haslingden Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Helmshore Irwell Vale East Lancashire Railway Stubbins to Bury

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Facit		L&YR Rochdale to Bacup Line		Britannia

53°40′52″N2°09′59″W / 53.6812°N 2.1665°W / 53.6812; -2.1665