Rimington railway station

Rimington
General information
Location	Rimington, Ribble Valley, Lancashire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1879	Opened
1958	Closed to passengers
Location

Rimington railway station was a railway station that served the small village of Rimington in Lancashire. It was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was closed in July 1958, ^{[1] [2]} some four years prior to the withdrawal of passenger trains over the route.

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Gisburn Line open, station closed		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Blackburn Railway		Chatburn Line open, station closed

References

1. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 22. OCLC   504319235.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 363. OCLC   931112387.

• Lancashire Steam Finale by Michael S. Welch ( ISBN   1-870754-61-1)

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