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Ramsbottom formerly Ramsbottom Junction
(1846 - 1972 1991)
Ramsbottom station opened on September 25 1846 when the line between Clifton Junction and Rawtenstall had been completed. The route at Ramsbottom was double-track so the station was provided with two
platforms south of a level crossing which carried Bridge Street over the line. The main station building was west of the line on the northbound platform. A stone-built goods shed was also
west of the line
At the time of opening five passenger trains ran on weekdays in each direction between Manchester and Rawtenstall; there were four trains on Sundays
Alterations to the station in the 1890s included the construction of a covered footbridge at its northern end. By the end of the 19th century the station possessed single-storey stone buildings on the down platform which contained the main entrance, booking office, waiting rooms and staff facilities. On the southbound platform there were single-storey brick and wooden buildings providing facilities for passengers and staff, and there was a canopy to complement that on the opposite platform
By summer 1932 the station had thirty-nine northbound services on weekdays and thirty-eight trains travelled south from Ramsbottom on weekdays
Goods services were withdrawn on April 30 1966 and the passenger service became a shuttle between Bury Bolton Street and Rawtenstall, and from March 4 1968 all stations north of Bury became unmanned. The March 1967 timetable showed fifteen services in each direction at irregular intervals, and two extra workings on Saturdays. No trains ran on Sundays
The station closed with effect from the June 5 1972. Some time after closure the former southbound platform, which had been out of use since 1970, was demolished. The ‘new’ ELR rebuilt the station at Ramsbottom with a building in the style of the original ELR erected on the northbound platform on the location of the original main entrance building. On April 27 1991 trains started to run northwards to Rawtenstall and today the ELR is a thriving heritage railway, and Ramsbottom is one of its busiest stations
At the time of opening five passenger trains ran on weekdays in each direction between Manchester and Rawtenstall; there were four trains on Sundays
Alterations to the station in the 1890s included the construction of a covered footbridge at its northern end. By the end of the 19th century the station possessed single-storey stone buildings on the down platform which contained the main entrance, booking office, waiting rooms and staff facilities. On the southbound platform there were single-storey brick and wooden buildings providing facilities for passengers and staff, and there was a canopy to complement that on the opposite platform
By summer 1932 the station had thirty-nine northbound services on weekdays and thirty-eight trains travelled south from Ramsbottom on weekdays
Goods services were withdrawn on April 30 1966 and the passenger service became a shuttle between Bury Bolton Street and Rawtenstall, and from March 4 1968 all stations north of Bury became unmanned. The March 1967 timetable showed fifteen services in each direction at irregular intervals, and two extra workings on Saturdays. No trains ran on Sundays
The station closed with effect from the June 5 1972. Some time after closure the former southbound platform, which had been out of use since 1970, was demolished. The ‘new’ ELR rebuilt the station at Ramsbottom with a building in the style of the original ELR erected on the northbound platform on the location of the original main entrance building. On April 27 1991 trains started to run northwards to Rawtenstall and today the ELR is a thriving heritage railway, and Ramsbottom is one of its busiest stations
