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Brinscall railway station

Coordinates: 53°41′21″N 2°33′53″W / 53.68916°N 2.56466°W / 53.68916; -2.56466
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Brinscall
View towards the former station (1965)
General information
LocationBrinscall, Chorley, Lancashire
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire Union Railway
Pre-groupingJoint Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1869Opened
January 1960Closed to passengers
30 January 1966Closed for goods
Location
Brinscall is located in the Borough of Chorley
Brinscall
Brinscall
Location in the present-day Chorley borough, Lancashire
Brinscall is located in Lancashire
Brinscall
Brinscall
Location in present-day Lancashire, England

Brinscall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Brinscall, Lancashire, England.

History

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The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was on the Blackburn to Chorley Line. On 4 January 1960 the station closed to passengers,[1][2] although goods traffic survived until 1966.[3] No trace of the station now exists due to redevelopment which lowered the land level and subsequent property (bungalow) construction. However, a very small section of stone wall at the one time goods yard entrance is still visible.

Services

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Withnell   L&YR / LNWR joint
Lancashire Union Railway
  Heapey

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 96. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 44. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ "Site of Brinscall Station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

53°41′21″N 2°33′53″W / 53.68916°N 2.56466°W / 53.68916; -2.56466