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53°40′18″N 2°35′30″W / 53.6717°N 2.5918°W / 53.6717; -2.5918
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Heapey
General information
Location Heapey, Chorley, Lancashire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-groupingJoint Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1869Opened
January 1960Closed to passengers
April 1966Closed to all traffic
Location
Heapey is located in the Borough of Chorley
Heapey
Heapey
Location in the present-day Chorley borough, Lancashire
Heapey is located in Lancashire
Heapey
Heapey
Location in present-day Lancashire, England

Heapey railway station served the village of Heapey, in Lancashire, England.

History

The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on the Blackburn to Chorley Line. In 1960 the station was closed to passengers, [1] [2] although goods traffic survived until 1966.

Services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brinscall   L&YR / LNWR joint
Lancashire Union Railway
  Chorley

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 220. OCLC  931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN  1-85260-508-1. R508.

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53°40′18″N 2°35′30″W / 53.6717°N 2.5918°W / 53.6717; -2.5918