Stubbins railway station

Stubbins railway station served the village of Stubbins in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. Opened by the East Lancashire Railway in 1846 on their line from Bury Bolton Street into 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.

Stubbins
Stubbins railway station
Location
PlaceStubbins
AreaRossendale
Coordinates53.6580°N 2.3168°W / 53.6580; -2.3168
Grid referenceSD791180
Operations
Original companyEast Lancashire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
1846station opened
1972station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

It closed to passengers in 1972, when the Bury to Rawtenstall service was withdrawn by British Rail, although the line through it remained open for coal traffic until December 1980.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

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


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