Lower Darwen | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lower Darwen,Blackburn with Darwen England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°43′22″N2°28′20″W / 53.7227°N 2.4722°W /53.7227; -2.4722 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[1] | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway[1] | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 August 1847 (1847-08-03) | Opened | ||||
| 3 November 1958 (1958-11-03) | Closed to passengers | ||||
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Lower Darwen railway station was a railway station that served the village ofLower Darwen, inLancashire, England.
The railway line betweenBlackburn (Bolton Road) andBolton was built by theBlackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway, but it had amalgamated with theBlackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway to form theBolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway by the time that the first section, from Blackburn toSough, including the station atLower Darwen,2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) from Blackburn, was opened on 3 August 1847.[2][3] The station was closed on 3 November 1958[4] byBritish Railways, and subsequently was demolished.
Lower Darwenmotive power depot, which closed in the 1960s, was located to the north of the station, near theEwood area ofBlackburn.[5]
The station was located to the north of theB6231[6] Fore Street, which the railway crosses on Rakes Bridge.
The line on which the station was situated remains open with services betweenClitheroe/Blackburn andManchester Victoria being operated byNorthern.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Blackburn Bolton Road Line and station closed Blackburn Line and station open | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway | Goosehouse Line open, station closed | ||
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