Brinscall railway station

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Brinscall
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View towards the former station (1965)
General information
Location Brinscall, Chorley, Lancashire
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-groupingJoint Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1869Opened
January 1960Closed to passengers
30 January 1966Closed for goods
Location
Location map United Kingdom Borough of Chorley.svg
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Brinscall
Location in the present-day Chorley borough, Lancashire
Lancashire UK location map.svg
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Brinscall
Location in present-day Lancashire, England

Brinscall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Brinscall, Lancashire, England.

Contents

History

The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was on the Blackburn to Chorley Line. On 4 January 1960 the station closed to passengers, [1] [2] although goods traffic survived until 1966. [3] No trace of the station now exists due to redevelopment which lowered the land level and subsequent property (bungalow) construction. However, a very small section of stone wall at the one time goods yard entrance is still visible.

Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Withnell   L&YR / LNWR joint
Lancashire Union Railway
  Heapey

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 96. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 44. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. "Site of Brinscall Station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

Coordinates: 53°41′21″N2°33′53″W / 53.68916°N 2.56466°W / 53.68916; -2.56466