Waterfoot railway station
Waterfoot | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Waterfoot, Rossendale England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°41′30″N 2°15′09″W / 53.6918°N 2.2525°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD834217 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 27 March 1848 | Opened as Newchurch; terminus of line | ||||
| 1 October 1852 | Line extended to Bacup | ||||
| 1 August 1881 | Renamed Waterfoot for Newchurch | ||||
| by 1922 | Renamed Waterfoot | ||||
| 5 December 1966 | Station closed | ||||
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Waterfoot railway station served Waterfoot, Rossendale near Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England from 1848 until the line closed in 1966.