Ewood Bridge and Edenfield railway station

53°41′00″N 2°18′32″W / 53.6832°N 2.3088°W / 53.6832; -2.3088Grid referenceSD796207Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEast Lancashire Railway 1844-1859Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1846^[1]opened5 June 1972closed

Ewood Bridge and Edenfield railway station served the village of Edenfield, Rossendale, Lancashire.

History

On 25 September 1916, a 179-metre (587 ft) long German military Zeppelin airship flew over the area, attempting to inflict damage on the transport system. It dropped bombs on Ewood Bridge station which was destroyed.^[2]

The last train called on 3 June 1972.^[3] The line was later reopened by the preserved East Lancashire Railway using a new (and replacement) station, Irwell Vale just south of the old site of Ewood Bridge.

References

Notes

Sources

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

v t e Railways in Rossendale
Legend
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

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