Foulridge railway station

Foulridge

The station after closure and lifting of the track
Location
Place Foulridge
Area Pendle, Lancashire
Coordinates 53°52′43″N 2°10′25″W / 53.8785°N 2.1736°W / 53.8785; -2.1736Coordinates: 53°52′43″N 2°10′25″W / 53.8785°N 2.1736°W / 53.8785; -2.1736
Operations
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
2 October 1848 Opened
5 January 1959 Closed to passengers
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53°52′43″N 2°10′25″W / 53.8785°N 2.1736°W / 53.8785; -2.1736

Foulridge railway station served the village of Foulridge in Lancashire, England. It was built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway, (later absorbed by the Midland Railway) and opened on 2 October 1848.[1]

The station closed on 5 January 1959.[1][2] The station building was subsequently dismantled brick-by-brick and re-erected at Ingrow West railway station on the heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Binns, Donald (2005). Midland Lines Railway Stations Past and Present. Trackside Publications. ISBN 1-900095-26-2.
  2. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 14. OCLC 504319235.
  3. Suggitt, G. (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 77. ISBN 1-85306-801-2.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Colne   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
  Earby
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