Summerseat railway station

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Summerseat
Station on heritage railway
Summerseat railway station, Lancashire (geograph 4264600).jpg
Summerseat railway station 2011
General information
Location Summerseat, Greater Manchester
England
Coordinates 53°37′39″N2°18′52″W / 53.6275°N 2.3145°W / 53.6275; -2.3145
Grid reference SD793146
Managed by East Lancashire Railway
Platforms1
History
Opened1846
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).

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Services

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Burrs Country Park   East Lancashire Railway   Ramsbottom
Disused railways
Bury Bolton Street   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
East Lancashire Railway
  Ramsbottom

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 410. 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. 223. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.