Holme railway station (Lancashire)

This article is about the former railway station in Lancashire. For the former railway station in Cambridgeshire, see Holme railway station (Cambridgeshire).

Holme
General information
Location	Holme Chapel, Burnley England
Coordinates	53°45′02″N2°11′35″W / 53.7505°N 2.1931°W / 53.7505; -2.1931
Grid reference	SD873282
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 November 1849 (1849-11-12)	Station opened
28 July 1930 (1930-07-28)	Station closed
Location

Holme railway station served Holme Chapel on the Copy Pit line. The station closed in July 1930 ^[1] and the line now serves as a non-stop route between Hebden Bridge and Burnley.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 229. OCLC   931112387.

• Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN   1-871944-22-8.

External links

• Holme Station on navigable 1947 O.S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Towneley Line open, station closed		L&YR Copy Pit Line		Portsmouth Line open, station closed