Index
- East Lancs Home
- Heywood 1st
- Heywood 2nd
- Heywood 3rd (Heritage)
- Broadfield (NH)
- Bury Knowsley Street (NH)
- Bury Bolton Street
- Burrs Country Park (Heritage)
- Summerseat
- Ramsbottom
- Stubbins (NH)
- Irwell Vale (Heritage)
- Ewood Bridge & Edenfield (NH)
- Rawtenstall
NH = Not a Heritage line station
East Lancs Railway
(1846 - 1972 1987 -)
The East Lancashire Railway operated from 1844 to 1859 in the historic county of Lancashire. It began as a railway from Clifton via Bury to Rawtenstall, and during its short life grew into a complex
network of lines connecting towns and cities including Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Blackburn
During a period of rapid growth the company acquired several of its competitors, including the Blackburn and Preston Railway, which it purchased to gain access to Preston. It faced competition from other companies and was involved in a notable stand-off in 1849 with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Following several years of discussions, the East Lancashire Railway was in 1859 amalgamated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the ELR continued working until 1972
Parts of the network remain in use today and a section of the original line between Bury and Rawtenstall was opened in 1987 and is now operated as a very successful Heritage railway
During a period of rapid growth the company acquired several of its competitors, including the Blackburn and Preston Railway, which it purchased to gain access to Preston. It faced competition from other companies and was involved in a notable stand-off in 1849 with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Following several years of discussions, the East Lancashire Railway was in 1859 amalgamated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the ELR continued working until 1972
Parts of the network remain in use today and a section of the original line between Bury and Rawtenstall was opened in 1987 and is now operated as a very successful Heritage railway
| Station name | Opened | Closed to passengers |
Goods closed |
| Heywood 1st | Apl 1841 | May 1848 | Oct 1967 |
| Heywood 2nd | May 1848 | Oct 1970 | |
| Broadfield | Sep 1869 | Oct 1970 | Mar 1964 |
| Bury Knowsley Street | May 1848 | Oct 1970 | Jun 1967 |
| Bury Bolton Street | Sep 1846 | Feb 1981 | Dec 1980 |
| Summerseat | Sep 1846 | Jun 1972 | Dec 1964 |
| Ramsbottom | Sep 1846 | Jun 1972 | Apl 1966 |
| Stubbins | Jan 1847 | Jun 1972 | |
| Ewood Bridge & Edenfield | Sep 1846 | Jun 1972 | Dec 1980 |
| Rawtenstall | Sep 1846 | Jun 1972 | Dec 1980 |
| HERITAGE LINE | |||
| Heywood 3rd | Sep 2003 | ||
| Bury Bolton Street | Jul 1987 | ||
| Burrs Country Park | Oct 2016 | ||
| Summerseat | Jul 1987 | ||
| Ramsbottom | Jul 1987 | ||
| Irwell Vale | Apl 1991 | ||
| Rawtenstall | Apl 1991 |
