Haslingden railway station
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==History== |
==History== |
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The station was built by the [[East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859|East Lancashire Railway]] (ELR) on their {{rws|Bury Bolton Street}} to {{stnlnk|Accrington}} line and was opened on 17 August 1848.{{cite book |last=Quick |first=M.E. |title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology |year=2002 |publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society |location=Richmond |page= |
The station was built by the [[East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859|East Lancashire Railway]] (ELR) on their {{rws|Bury Bolton Street}} to {{stnlnk|Accrington}} line and was opened on 17 August 1848. |
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In 1859, the ELR was incorporated into the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]], which 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.{{cite book |title=Lost Railways of Lancashire |last=Suggitt |first=Gordon |year=2003 |publisher=Countryside Books |location=[[Newbury, Berkshire]] |page= |
In 1859, the ELR was incorporated into the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]], which 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.{{cite book |title=Lost Railways of Lancashire |last=Suggitt |first=Gordon |year=2003 |publisher=Countryside Books |location=[[Newbury, Berkshire]] |page=90}} |
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==The site today== |
==The site today== |
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The A56 Haslingden by-pass now occupies the trackbed and where the station stood; it was built in 1980.{{cite web |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/haslingden/index.shtml |last1=Wright |first1=Paul |last2=Young |first2=Alan |title=Station name: Haslingden |website=Disused Stations |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=21 April 2026}} |
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The Haslingden by-pass now occupies the track bed and where the station stood. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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