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Waterfoot railway station served Waterfoot near Rawtenstall from 1848 until the line closed in 1966. ==History== The railway line from to , an extension of the East Lancashire Railway (ELR), was authorised on 27 July 1846. Construction began in 1847, and it was intended that it would be completed by 1 December the same year. The route required tunnels beyond Newchurch, and the expense of these meant that construction was curtailed, and the line was opened as far as ''Newchurch'', where a station was opened on 27 March 1848. Construction of the line onwards to Bacup resumed in 1851, and this was opened on 1 October 1852.〔 The ELR amalgamated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 13 May 1859. The whole line between Rawtenstall and Bacup was single-track at first; work to double the track began in 1878, and was completed in 1881. The station, originally named ''Newchurch'', was renamed ''Waterfoot for Newchurch'' on 1 August 1881;〔 and the name was simplified to ''Waterfoot'' by 1922.〔 The station was closed on 5 December 1966.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waterfoot railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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