Gisburn railway station explained

Gisburn
Status:Disused
Borough:Gisburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.9358°N -2.2669°W
Platforms:2
Original:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:2 June 1879
Events:Opened
Years2:10 September 1962
Events2:Closed to passengers

Gisburn railway station served the small village of Gisburn, which is now in Lancashire, England, but was in the West Riding of Yorkshire at the time. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1879. The station closed to passengers in September 1962, shortly before the Beeching Report was published.

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