Great Harwood railway station

Great Harwood
Location
Place	Great Harwood
Area	Hyndburn, Lancashire
Coordinates	53°47′07″N 2°23′48″W / 53.7852°N 2.3968°WCoordinates: 53°47′07″N 2°23′48″W / 53.7852°N 2.3968°W
Operations
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
5 October 1877	Opened[1]
2 December 1957	Closed[1]
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The Martholme Viaduct over the River Calder between Great Harwood and Simonstone looking in the direction of Simonstone

1948 Ordnance Survey map showing the route of the line between Great Harwood and Simonstone stations with the Martholme Viaduct and embankments roughly equidistant

Great Harwood railway station was located in the south-east side of Great Harwood, Lancashire, England on Station Road, which still remains. The station was on a branch line (usually known as the Great Harwood loop) of the East Lancashire Line from Burnley to Blackburn via Rose Grove, Padiham, Simonstone and Great Harwood.

History

The line between Padiham and Rose Grove opened in 1875. West of Padiham it opened two years later as a result of difficulties in constructing the embankments between Great Harwood and Simonstone in the vicinity of Martholme Viaduct.

It was closed on 2 December 1957 and the station later demolished. The site has been converted to an industrial estate. The line through the town and further west has been converted to a cycle way and footpath linking with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal west of the town.

The Martholme Viaduct over the River Calder on the east section of the line between Simonstone and Great Harwood remains and is outside the town about 1 mile (2 km) north-east.

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Blackburn Station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Great Harwood Loop		Simonstone Line and station closed