Stubbins railway station
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Stubbins railway station served the village of Stubbins
in Rossendale
. Opened by the East Lancashire Railway in 1846 on their line from into Rossendale
, it was situated next to the junction of the lines toward and to and , but only had platforms on the latter route.
It closed to passengers in 1972, when the Bury to Rawtenstall service was withdrawn by British Rail
, although the line through it remained open for coal traffic until December 1980. The ELR
has since reopened the line as a tourist railway, but the station here has not been reinstated.
Stubbins
Stubbins is an industrial village in the southern part of the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire.It is half a mile north of Ramsbottom town centre on the A676 between Bolton and Edenfield. For local government purposes, it receives services from Rossendale Borough Council and Lancashire County Council...
in Rossendale
Rossendale
Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West...
. Opened by the East Lancashire Railway in 1846 on their line from into Rossendale
Rossendale
Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West...
, it was situated next to the junction of the lines toward and to and , but only had platforms on the latter route.
It closed to passengers in 1972, when the Bury to Rawtenstall service was withdrawn by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
, although the line through it remained open for coal traffic until December 1980. The ELR
East Lancashire Railway
The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.-Overview:After formal closure by British Rail in 1982, the line was reopened on 25 July 1987. The initial service operated between Bury and Ramsbottom, via Summerseat. In 1991 the service was extended...
has since reopened the line as a tourist railway, but the station here has not been reinstated.