<b>East Lancashire Railway, Summerseat Station</b><br>Summerseat railway station opened in 1846. At that time, the route was double-track and the station, which was built on the embankment, had two platforms. In 1970 the northbound track was lifted and the station buildings were demolished. The station closed to passengers in 1972 (although the line was still used for freight until 1980).
In 1987, The (heritage) East Lancashire Railway re-opened the line from Bury to Ramsbottom including the station at Summerseat although little remains of the original station buildings. The former northbound platform is completely overgrown but the remaining platform has been improved and a waiting shelter has been erected together with LMS-style lamp standards.
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