Earby railway station

Summary

Earby railway station was a junction station that served the town of Earby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Since 1974 Earby is within the boundaries of the administrative county of Lancashire. The station was built by the Midland Railway, on the former Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway between Skipton and Colne and opened in 1848.[1]

Earby
Site of the station in 1996
General information
LocationEarby, Pendle, Lancashire
England
Coordinates53°54′45″N 2°08′52″W / 53.9126°N 2.1478°W / 53.9126; -2.1478
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848Opened
2 February 1970Closed to passengers
Maps showing
Earby Station
Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945)
NPE Maps  
Vision of Britain  
Other maps

53°54′45″N 2°08′52″W / 53.9126°N 2.1478°W / 53.9126; -2.1478

Midland Railway wagon card for a consignment from Earby to Skipton

The main line continued towards Skipton to the north. South of Earby, in the direction of Colne, there was a junction with a short branch towards Barnoldswick.[2] The latter route succumbed to the Beeching Axe in September 1965, but the station remained open until 2 February 1970, when passenger trains between Colne and Skipton were withdrawn and the line closed to all traffic.[3][1]

The track through the station was lifted the following year, but the platforms and main buildings survived until final demolition in late 1976.[1] The goods shed and former weighbridge still stand, having been bought by a local engineering company and adapted for commercial use whilst the site and former railway alignment have been protected from potential redevelopment by Lancashire County Council pending possible future reinstatement of the route as a transport corridor.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Disused Stations - Earby Disused Stations Site Record Retrieved 8 May 2017
  2. ^ Suggitt, Gordon (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books.
  3. ^ Binns, Donald (1981). Railways Around Skipton. Skipton, North Yorkshire: Wyvern Publishing.

External links edit

  • Disused Stations - Earby


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Foulridge   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
  Thornton-in-Craven
Barnoldswick   Midland Railway
Barnoldswick Railway
  Terminus