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Gisburn railway station

Coordinates: 53°56′09″N 2°16′01″W / 53.9358°N 2.2669°W / 53.9358; -2.2669
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Gisburn
A postcard image of Gisburn railway station in 1907
General information
LocationGisburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire
England
Coordinates53°56′09″N 2°16′01″W / 53.9358°N 2.2669°W / 53.9358; -2.2669
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 June 1879Opened[1]
10 September 1962Closed to passengers[1]

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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.