Summerseat
Station on heritage railway
Summerseat railway station 2011
General information
LocationSummerseat, Greater Manchester
England
Coordinates53°37′39″N 2°18′52″W / 53.6275°N 2.3145°W / 53.6275; -2.3145
Grid referenceSD793146
Managed byEast 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).

Services

Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Burrs Country Park   East Lancashire Railway   Ramsbottom
Disused railways
Bury Bolton Street   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
East Lancashire Railway 		  Ramsbottom

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.

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