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Withnell railway station was a railway station that served Abbey Village and Withnell, in Lancashire, England.
Withnell | |
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.jpg) The former station (2011) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Abbey Village, Chorley, Lancashire England |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Joint Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1869 | Opened |
| January 1960 | Closed to passengers |
History edit
The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was on the Blackburn to Chorley Line. In January 1960,[1] the station was closed following the withdrawal of the Wigan–Chorley–Blackburn passenger service. Goods traffic continued to pass through the station until 1966, when the line closed completely. The area where the track once was is now a public footpath, and there is a nature reserve on the track bed.[2]
Services edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feniscowles | L&YR / LNWR joint Lancashire Union Railway |
Brinscall |
References edit
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 461. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Chorley : Withnell Nature Reserve". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
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