Stubbins railway station

Stubbins
Stubbins railway station
General information
Location	Stubbins, Rossendale England
Coordinates	53°39′29″N2°19′00″W / 53.6580°N 2.3168°W / 53.6580; -2.3168
Grid reference	SD791180
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
January 1847	station opened
5 June 1972	station closed
Location

Stubbins railway station served the village of Stubbins, in Rossendale, Lancashire, England.

History

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

The station was opened by the East Lancashire Railway in 1847, on their line between Bury Bolton Street and Rossendale. It was situated next to the junction of the lines toward Accrington and to Rawtenstall and Bacup, but only had platforms on the latter route. ^[1]

It was closed to passengers in 1972, ^{[2] [3]} when the Bury to Rawtenstall service was withdrawn by British Rail, although the line through it remained open for coal traffic until December 1980.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ramsbottom Line and station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway		Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Line open, station closed

The site today

The East Lancashire Railway has since reopened the line as a heritage railway, but the station here has not been reinstated. The platforms remain in situ and trains pass through the station. ^[1]

References

1. Wright, Paul; Young, Alan (26 May 2017). "Station name: Stubbins". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 410. OCLC   931112387.
3. 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.