Whitworth railway station
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
English railway station from 1870 to 1947
Whitworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The site of the station in August 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Whitworth, Rossendale England | ||||
| Grid reference | SD883176 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1870 (1870-11-01) | Opened | ||||
| 16 June 1947 (1947-06-16) | Closed for passengers | ||||
| 21 August 1967 | closed for freight | ||||
| |||||
Whitworth railway station served the town of Whitworth, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947.[1][2]
- ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 456. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ 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. 249. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
Railways in Rossendale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadley | L&YR Rochdale to Bacup Line |
Facit | ||
Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Rossendale | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport |
| ||||||
| Schools | |||||||
| Sport | |||||||
| Media | |||||||
| Politics |
| ||||||
53°39′21″N 2°10′41″W / 53.655936°N 2.177989°W / 53.655936; -2.177989
 | This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
 | This article about a Lancashire building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |