Lower Darwen railway station

Lower Darwen railway station was a railway station that served the village of Lower Darwen, in Lancashire, England.

Lower Darwen
General information
Location	Lower Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen England
Coordinates	53.7227°N 2.4722°W / 53.7227; -2.4722
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[1]
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway[1]
Key dates
3 August 1847 (1847-08-03)	Opened
3 November 1958 (1958-11-03)	Closed to passengers
Location

History

The railway line between Blackburn (Bolton Road) and Bolton was built by the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway, but it had amalgamated with the Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway to form the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway by the time that the first section, from Blackburn to Sough, including the station at Lower Darwen, 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) from Blackburn, was opened on 3 August 1847.^[2][3] The station was closed on 3 November 1958^[4] by British Railways, and subsequently was demolished.

Lower Darwen motive power depot, which closed in the 1960s, was located to the north of the station, near the Ewood area of Blackburn.^[5]

Location

The station was located to the north of the B6231^[6] Fore Street, which the railway crosses on Rakes Bridge.

Site today

The line on which the station was situated remains open with services between Clitheroe/Blackburn and Manchester Victoria being operated by Northern.

Lower Darwen Railway Station April 2018