Ewood Bridge and Edenfield railway station

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

Ewood Bridge and Edenfield
This is the now disused Ewood Bridge and Edenfield railway station that closed in 1972 on the now preserved East Lancashire Railway. The bridge over the railway is the B6527 road.
LocationEwood, Rossendale
England
Coordinates53.6832°N 2.3088°W / 53.6832; -2.3088
Grid referenceSD796207
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Lancashire Railway 1844-1859
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1846[1]opened
3 June 1972closed

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 station was closed 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
  1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/e/ewood_bridge/index.shtml
  2. World War One - News - Rossendale Free Press.
  3. "Photographs of East Lancashire Railway". Retrieved 21 February 2009.
Sources
  • Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt, ISBN 1-85306-801-2
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stubbins   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Rawtenstall to Bacup Line		   Rawtenstall


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