Foulridge railway station

Foulridge

The station after closure and lifting of the track
Location
Place Foulridge
Area Pendle, Lancashire
Coordinates 53°52′43″N 2°10′25″W / 53.8785°N 2.1736°WCoordinates: 53°52′43″N 2°10′25″W / 53.8785°N 2.1736°W
Operations
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
2 October 1848 Opened
5 January 1959 Closed to passengers
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53°52′43″N 2°10′25″W / 53.8785°N 2.1736°W

Foulridge railway station served the village of Foulridge in Lancashire, England. It was built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway, (later absorbed by the Midland Railway) and opened on 2 October 1848.[1]

The station closed on 5 January 1959.[1][2] The station building was subsequently dismantled brick-by-brick and re-erected at Ingrow West railway station on the heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Binns, Donald (2005). Midland Lines Railway Stations Past and Present. Trackside Publications. ISBN 1-900095-26-2.
  2. 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. 14. OCLC 504319235.
  3. Suggitt, G. (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 77. ISBN 1-85306-801-2.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Colne   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
  Earby