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| General information | |||||
| Location | Langho, Ribble Valley England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°48′18″N 2°26′53″W / 53.805°N 2.448°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD705343 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LHO | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 22 June 1850 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 7 May 1956 | Closed[1] | ||||
| 29 May 1994 | Reopened[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  37,850 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 45,706 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  13,634 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 33,688 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 39,650 | ||||
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Langho railway station serves the village of Langho in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. The station is 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) north of Blackburn.
It is one of four railway stations along the Ribble Valley Line from Blackburn to Clitheroe reopened in 1994 by British Rail and Lancashire County Council, having been closed by the British Railways as an economy measure in 1956,[2] six years before the local passenger service over the line ceased. The station has maintained transport links with existing bus services and has its services provided by Northern Trains.
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 17. OCLC 504319235.