Feniscowles | |
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General information | |
Location | Feniscowles, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire England |
Grid reference | SD649251 |
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 | |
1 December 1869 | Opened |
4 January 1960 | Closed to passengers |
Feniscowles railway station was a railway station that served the village of Feniscowles, in Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England.
History
The station was on the Blackburn to Chorley Line, and was closed in 1960 when passenger services were withdrawn from the route. Freight services on the line continued until 1966, when the line was closed between Chorley and Feniscowles. Two years later the line between Feniscowles and Cherry Tree junction was closed. The station has now been demolished.
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 181. OCLC 931112387.
- James, David (2004). Lancashire's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-288-9. OCLC 56002103.
Services
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Cherry Tree | L&YR / LNWR joint Lancashire Union Railway |
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