Lower Darwen railway station explained

Lower Darwen
Status:Disused
Borough:Lower Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7227°N -2.4722°W
Original:Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Events:Opened
Events2:Closed to passengers

Lower Darwen railway station was a railway station that served the village of Lower Darwen, in Lancashire, England.

History

The railway line between Blackburn (Bolton Road) and was built by the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway, but it had amalgamated with the Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway to form the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway by the time that the first section, from Blackburn to, including the station at Lower Darwen, NaNmiles from Blackburn, was opened on 3 August 1847.[1] [2] The station was closed on 3 November 1958[3] by British Railways, 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.[4]

Location

The station was located to the north of the B6231[5] Fore Street, which the railway crosses on Rakes Bridge.

Site today

The line on which the station was situated remains open with services between Clitheroe/Blackburn and Manchester Victoria being operated by Northern.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Marshall, John . John Marshall (railway historian)

    . John Marshall (railway historian) . The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1 . 1969 . . Newton Abbot . 0-7153-4352-1 . 178, 181 .

  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 150 .
  3. Book: James, David . Lancashire's Lost Railways . 978-1-84033-288-9 . 56002103 . 2004 . Stenlake Publishing . .
  4. Book: Taylor, Stuart . Blackburn's Railways in the 1950s and 60s . 2003 . 978-1-870119-84-9 . . Foxline (Publications) .
  5. Web site: New Popular Edition Maps.