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Disused railway station in Lancashire, England

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Rimington
General information
LocationRimington, Ribble Valley, Lancashire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1879Opened
1958Closed to passengers

Rimington railway station was a railway station that served the small village of Rimington in Lancashire. It was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was closed in July 1958, some four years prior to the withdrawal of passenger trains over the route.

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gisburn
Line open, station closed
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Blackburn Railway
  Chatburn
Line open, station closed

References

  1. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) . Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 22. OCLC 504319235.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 363. OCLC 931112387.
Closed railway stations in Lancashire
Ribble Valley line
Lancashire Union Railway
Blackpool branch lines
Copy Pit line
East Lancashire line
Rawtenstall to Bacup Line
Rochdale–Bacup line
Furness & Midland Railway
Glasson Dock branch
Lancaster & Preston Railway
Garstang & Knot-End Railway
Preston & Longridge Railway
"Little" North Western Railway
Lancaster & Carlisle Railway
Leeds & Bradford Ext Railway
West Lancashire Railway
North Union Railway
Ormskirk branch line
SCLER
L'pool, S'port & Preston Railway
Bolton and Preston Railway
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53°54′39″N 2°18′23″W / 53.9107°N 2.3064°W / 53.9107; -2.3064


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