Lower Darwen railway station
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| Lower Darwen | |
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| Location | |
| Place | 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 | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Lower Darwen railway station was a railway station that served the village of Lower Darwen, in Lancashire.
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[edit] History
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.
Lower Darwen motive power depot, which closed in the 1960s, was located to the north of the station, near the Ewood area of Blackburn.[3]
[edit] Location
The station was located to the north of the B6231[4] Fore Street, which the railway crosses on Rakes Bridge.
[edit] The Site Today
The line on which the station was situated remains open with services between Clitheroe/Blackburn and Manchester Victoria being operated by Northern Rail.
[edit] References
- ^ a b G. Daniels & L. Dench (February 1963). "Passengers No More 1952 - 1962". GLO. http://library-2.lse.ac.uk/collections/pamphlets/document_service/HE1_42/E0000009/doc.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ^ James, David (2004). Lancashire's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-288-9. OCLC 56002103.
- ^ Taylor, Stuart. Blackburn's Railways in the 1950s and 60s. Bredbury, Cheshire: Foxline (Publications). ISBN 978-1-870119-84-9.
- ^ "New Popular Edition Maps". http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#368,424,1.
- Welch, S. Lancashire Steam Finale, ISBN 1-870754-61-1
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Ribble Valley Line |
Blackburn | ||
Coordinates: 53°43′24″N 2°28′26″W / 53.72327°N 2.47383°W
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