Irwell Vale railway station is a station built as part of the

East Lancashire Railway East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street, , Summerseat and Ramsbottom, with ...

. It serves the small village of

Irwell Vale Irwell Vale is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, in North West England. which lies at the confluence of the River Ogden and River Irwell. The village is bounded to the south by Edenfield, Ramsbottom and Stubbins; to the ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...

History

Irwell Vale was built by the East Lancashire Railway in connection with the local authority. The platform edging stones of the station are originally from Bradley Fold station, on the now abandoned Bury to Bolton line. The former Bradley Fold station long since demolished.

Railway station information

The station has its own parking facilities. Next to it is a

level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel. The term a ...

providing access to houses on the nearby Hardsough Road. The crossing features the original warning sign, listing a telephone number with an area code prior to the Phone Day introduction of the "01" prefix. Access on foot is effected by a small subway.

Services

Heritage railway stations in the Borough of Rossendale Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1991 1991 establishments in England Railway stations built for UK heritage railways {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub