Stacksteads railway station

Stacksteads
The bridge over the River Irwell which used to carry the tracks and the station's platform (2007)
General information
Location	Stacksteads, Rossendale England
Coordinates	53.69092°N 2.22669°W / 53.69092; -2.22669
Grid reference	SD851216
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1852	Station opens
5 December 1966	Station closes
Location

Stacksteads railway station served Stacksteads near Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, England from 1852 until the line closed in 1966. The station was just to the west of Blackwood Road, with the island platform spanning the River Irwell.

Overview

The station was opened on 1 October 1852. It had an island platform providing train services to Bacup and Manchester.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Waterfoot		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Rawtenstall to Bacup Line		Bacup

References

• Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)

Railways in Rossendale
Bacup Stacksteads Britannia Waterfoot Shawforth Clough Fold Facit Whitworth to Rochdale to Accrington Rawtenstall Haslingden Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Helmshore Irwell Vale East Lancashire Railway Stubbins to Bury