Withnell railway station

Withnell
The former station (2011)
General information
Location	Abbey Village, Chorley, Lancashire England
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
1869	Opened
January 1960	Closed to passengers

Withnell railway station was a railway station that served Abbey Village and Withnell, in Lancashire, England.

History

The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was on the Blackburn to Chorley Line. In January 1960, ^[1] the station was closed following the withdrawal of the Wigan–Chorley–Blackburn passenger service. Goods traffic continued to pass through the station until 1966, when the line closed completely. The area where the track once was, is now a public footpath, and there is a nature reserve on the track bed. ^[2]

Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Feniscowles		L&YR / LNWR joint Lancashire Union Railway		Brinscall

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 461. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Chorley : Withnell Nature Reserve". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.

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