Lower Darwen railway station
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England
Lower Darwen | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lower Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°43′22″N 2°28′20″W / 53.7227°N 2.4722°W | ||||
| 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 | Opened | ||||
| 3 November 1958 | Closed to passengers | ||||
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Lower Darwen railway station was a railway station that served the village of Lower Darwen, in Lancashire, England.
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]
