Waterfoot railway station served Waterfoot, Rossendale near Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England from 1848 until the line closed in 1966.
Waterfoot | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Waterfoot, Rossendale England |
| Coordinates | 53°41′30″N 2°15′09″W / 53.6918°N 2.2525°W |
| Grid reference | SD834217 |
| 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 | |
| 27 March 1848 | Opened as Newchurch; terminus of line |
| 1 October 1852 | Line extended to Bacup |
| 1 August 1881 | Renamed Waterfoot for Newchurch |
| by 1922 | Renamed Waterfoot |
| 5 December 1966 | Station closed |
History
editThe railway line from Rawtenstall to Bacup, an extension of the East Lancashire Railway (ELR), was authorised on 27 July 1846.[1] Construction began in 1847, and it was intended that it would be completed by 1 December the same year. The route required tunnels beyond Newchurch, and the expense of these meant that construction was curtailed, and the line was opened as far as Newchurch, where a station was opened on 27 March 1848.[2][3]
Construction of the line onwards to Bacup resumed in 1851, and this was opened on 1 October 1852.[2] The ELR amalgamated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 13 May 1859.[4] The whole line between Rawtenstall and Bacup was single-track at first; work to double the track began in 1878, and was completed in 1881.[5]
The station, originally named Newchurch, was renamed Waterfoot for Newchurch on 1 August 1881;[3][6] and the name was simplified to Waterfoot by 1922.[6]
The station was closed on 5 December 1966.[6]
Route
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough Fold | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Rawtenstall to Bacup Line |
Stacksteads |
References
edit- ^ Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 109. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
- ^ a b Marshall 1969, p. 116
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 73. CN 8983.
- ^ Marshall 1969, pp. 116–7
- ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 242
Further reading
edit- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
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