Haslingden railway station

Haslingden railway station served the town of Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire. The station was built by the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on their Bury to Accrington line and opened on 17 August 1848.

Haslingden
Haslingden Station Road (June 2007)
General information
LocationHaslingden, Rossendale
England
Coordinates53.7111°N 2.3272°W / 53.7111; -2.3272
Grid referenceSD785238
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Lancashire Railway 1844-1859
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 August 1848opened
7 November 1960closed

In 1959, the ELR was incorporated into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, who operated it until 1923 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. Owned by the London Midland Region of British Railways from 1948, it was closed on 7 November 1960. The route through the station closed on 5 December 1966 and the tracks were subsequently lifted.

References
  • Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
  • The Directory of Railway Stations, R.V.J. Butt, 1995, Patrick Stephens, Yeovil, (ISBN 1-85260-508-1)
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Baxenden   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
East Lancashire Railway		   Helmshore


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