Summerseat | |||||
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.jpg) Summerseat railway station, in 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bury,Greater Manchester England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°37′39″N2°18′52″W / 53.6275°N 2.3145°W /53.6275; -2.3145 | ||||
| Grid reference | SD793146 | ||||
| System | Station onheritage railway | ||||
| Managed by | East Lancashire Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 25 September 1846 | Opened | ||||
| 5 June 1972 | Closed | ||||
| 25 July 1987[1][2] | Reopened | ||||
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Summerseat railway station serves the village ofSummerseat, inGreater Manchester, England. It is a stop on the heritageEast Lancashire Railway, which runs for 12 miles betweenHeywood andRawtenstall.
The station was built by theEast Lancashire Railway and opened on 25 September 1846.[3]
The line through Ramsbottom had initially been constructed by theManchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway, authorised on 4 July 1844, but that company was absorbed by the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on 21 July 1845. The line was completed fromClifton Junction throughBury Bolton Street andRamsbottom toRawtenstall, enabling through trains to operate fromManchester Victoria.[3]
The line was extended by the ELR fromStubbins Junction, just north of Ramsbottom, toAccrington on 18 September 1848. In turn, the ELR was absorbed by theLancashire & Yorkshire Railway (LYR) on 13 May 1859.[3]
From 1923, the station was operated by theLondon Midland & Scottish Railway until nationalisation on 1 January 1948, when it came under the control of the London Midland Region ofBritish Railways. It closed to passengers on 5 June 1972, although the line remained open for freight until 1980.[4]
It was reopened by the East Lancashire Railway on 25 July 1987.[5]
The East Lancashire Railway operates every weekend throughout the year, with additional services on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between Easter and the end of September.[6]
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsbottom towardsRawtenstall | East Lancashire Railway | Burrs Country Park towardsHeywood | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Ramsbottom | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway | Bury Bolton Street | ||
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