 West entrance to Gisburn Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Gisburn Park Tunnel Gisburn Hall Tunnel |
| Line | Ribble Valley line |
| Location | Gisburn, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°56′10″N 2°15′47″W / 53.936°N 2.263°W |
| OS grid reference | SD827489 |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1876 |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Traffic | Freight (main) Diversionary traffic (occasional) DalesRail (seasonal) |
| Technical | |
| Length | 156 yards (143 m) (7 chains (460 ft; 140 m)) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
Gisburn Tunnel is a short railway tunnel on the Ribble Valley line in Lancashire, England. The tunnel is 157 yards (144 m) long, just to the east of Gisburn railway station, curving slightly under Gisburne Park. The tunnel was reputedly built at the behest of Lord Ribblesdale, who didn't want the railway across his land. The line through the tunnel connects Blackburn, Clitheroe and Hellifield, and is an important railway route for freight trains.