Gisburn railway station

Gisburn
A postcard image of Gisburn railway station in 1907
General information
Location	Gisburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire England
Coordinates	53°56′09″N2°16′01″W / 53.9358°N 2.2669°W / 53.9358; -2.2669
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 June 1879	Opened [1]
10 September 1962	Closed to passengers [1]
Location

Gisburn railway station served the small village of Gisburn, which is now in Lancashire, England, but was in the West Riding of Yorkshire at the time. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1879. The station closed to passengers in September 1962, shortly before the Beeching Report was published.

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Newsholme Line open, station closed		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Blackburn Railway		Rimington Line open, station closed

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 103. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

• Welch, M.S., Lancashire Steam Finale, ISBN   1-870754-61-1