Feniscowles railway station

Feniscowles
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 [1]
Location

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The station was on the Blackburn to Chorley Line, and was closed in 1960 when passenger services were withdrawn from the route.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. ^[2] The station has now been demolished.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 181. OCLC   931112387.
2. 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
Cherry Tree		L&YR / LNWR joint Lancashire Union Railway		Withnell

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