Rawtenstall railway station

Rawtenstall
Station on heritage railway
Rawtenstall railway station in 2007
General information
LocationRawtenstall, Lancashire
England
Grid referenceSD809225
Managed byEast Lancashire Railway
Platforms2
History
Opened1846
Closed for passengers 1972
closed for freight 1980
Reopened 1991

Rawtenstall railway station serves the town of Rawtenstall, in Lancashire, England; it is the northern terminus of the heritage East Lancashire Railway. It was formerly on the national railway network on the line between Bacup, Bury and Manchester.

The Association of Train Operating Companies have identified that the community of Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway's heritage line could benefit from services connecting the station to the national network.