Great Harwood railway station

Great Harwood
General information
LocationGreat Harwood, Hyndburn
England
Coordinates53°47′07″N 2°23′48″W / 53.7852°N 2.3968°W / 53.7852; -2.3968
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 October 1877 (1877-10-05)Opened[1]
2 December 1957 (1957-12-02)Closed for regular passenger trains[1]
2 November 1964closed completely
The Martholme Viaduct over the River Calder between Great Harwood and Simonstone looking in the direction of Simonstone
1948 Ordnance Survey map showing the route of the line between Great Harwood and Simonstone stations with the Martholme Viaduct and embankments roughly equidistant

Great Harwood railway station was located in the south east side of Great Harwood, Lancashire, England on Station Road, which still remains. The station was on a branch line, usually known as the Great Harwood loop, of the East Lancashire Line from Burnley to Blackburn via Rose Grove, Padiham, Simonstone and Great Harwood.

  1. ^ a b 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. 109. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.