Towneley
Railway line through the former station (2010)
General information
Location	Burnley,Burnley England
Grid reference	SD845314
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 November 1849 (1849-11-12)	Station opened
4 August 1952 (1952-08-04)	Station closed
Location

Towneley railway station was a station inLancashire which servedBurnley Wood and the nearbyTowneley Hall on the eastern edge ofBurnley. Opened on 12 November 1849 by theLancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it was served by local trains on theTodmorden to Burnley line until closure byBritish RailwaysLondon Midland Region on 4 August 1952.^[1][2] The station house survives as a private residence, whilst thesignal box remains in use to supervise a busylevel crossing next to the former station site.

• Bairstow, Martin (1987).The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line.Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28.ISBN 1-871944-22-8.

53°46′45″N2°14′11″W / 53.7791°N 2.2365°W /53.7791; -2.2365

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