Lower Darwen railway station
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| Lower Darwen | |||
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| Location | Lower Darwen | ||
| Area | Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[1] | ||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway [1] | ||
| History | |||
| 18?? | Opened | ||
| 1958 | Closed to passengers | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Lower Darwen railway station was a railway station that served the village of Lower Darwen, in Lancashire. The station was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in the 19th century and closed on 3 November 1958[2] by British Rail, and subsequently was demolished. The station was located to the north of the B6231[3] Fore Street, which the railway crosses on Rakes Bridge. The line on which the station was situated remains open with services between Clitheroe/Blackburn and Manchester Victoria being operated by Northern Rail.
Lower Darwen motive power depot, which closed in the 1960s, was located to the north of the station, near the Ewood area of Blackburn.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b G. Daniels & L. Dench (February 1963). Passengers No More 1952 - 1962. GLO. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ James, David (2004). Lancashire's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-288-9. OCLC 56002103.
- ^ New Popular Edition Maps.
- ^ Taylor, Stuart. Blackburn's Railways in the 1950s and 60s. Bredbury, Cheshire: Foxline (Publications). ISBN 978-1-870119-84-9.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Darwen | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Ribble Valley Line |
Blackburn | ||
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