Haslingden railway station
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Haslingden | |
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General information | |
Location | Haslingden, Rossendale England |
Coordinates | 53°42′40″N 2°19′38″W / 53.7111°N 2.3272°W |
Grid reference | SD785238 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859 |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
17 August 1848 | opened |
7 November 1960 | closed |
Haslingden railway station served the town of Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire. The station was built by the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on their Bury to Accrington line and opened on 17 August 1848.
In 1859, the ELR was incorporated into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, who operated it until 1923 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. Owned by the London Midland Region of British Railways from 1948, it was closed on 7 November 1960. The route through the station closed on 5 December 1966 and the tracks were subsequently lifted.
References
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
- The Directory of Railway Stations, R.V.J. Butt, 1995, Patrick Stephens, Yeovil, (ISBN 1-85260-508-1)
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Baxenden | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway |
Helmshore |
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