Whittlestone Head railway station

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Whittlestone Head
General information
LocationWhittlestone Head, Lancashire
England
Coordinates 53°40′01″N2°25′26″W / 53.667°N 2.4239°W / 53.667; -2.4239
Grid reference SD720190
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingBolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
12 June 1848 (1848-06-12)Opened
1 August 1848 (1848-08-01)Closed

Whittlestone Head railway station served the hamlet of Whittlestone Head, Lancashire, England, in 1848 on the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway.

History

The station was opened on 12 June 1848 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway. It was a very short-lived station, only being open for one and a half months before closing on 1 August 1848. [1] It was replaced by the current Entwistle station. [2]

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 249. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 174. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Spring Vale
Line open, station closed
  Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Ribble Valley line
  Turton and Edgworth
Line open, station closed