Earby railway station explained

Earby
Status:Disused
Borough:Earby, Pendle, Lancashire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.9126°N -2.1478°W
Platforms:3
Original:Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:2 October 1848
Events:Opened
Years2:2 February 1970
Events2:Closed to passengers

Earby was a junction railway station that served the town of Earby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England; since 1974, the town lies within the boundaries of the administrative county of Lancashire.

History

The station was built by the Midland Railway, on the former Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway between and ; it opened in 1848.

The main line continued towards to the north. South of Earby, in the direction of, there was a junction with a short branch towards .[1] The latter route succumbed to the Beeching Axe in September 1965, but the station remained open until 2 February 1970 when passenger trains between Colne and Skipton were withdrawn and the line closed to all traffic.[2] [3]

The track through the station was lifted the following year, but the platforms and main buildings survived until final demolition in late 1976.

The site today

The goods shed and former weighbridge still stand, having been bought by a local engineering company and were adapted for commercial use.

The station site and former railway alignment have been protected from potential redevelopment by Lancashire County Council pending possible future reinstatement of the route as a transport corridor.

The trackbed is now a shared-use path.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Suggitt, Gordon . Lost Railways of Lancashire . 2003 . Countryside Books . Newbury, Berkshire.
  2. Book: Binns, Donald . Railways Around Skipton . 1981 . Wyvern Publishing . .
  3. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/e/earby/index.shtml Disused Stations - Earby