Towneley_railway_station Knowpia

Towneley
Towneley
	Railway line through the former station (2010)
General information
Location	Burnley, Burnley; England
Grid reference	SD845314
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 November 1849	Station opened
4 August 1952	Station closed

Towneley railway station was a station in Lancashire which served Burnley Wood and the nearby Towneley Hall on the eastern edge of Burnley. Opened on 12 November 1849 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it was served by local trains on the Todmorden to Burnley line until closure by British Railways London Midland Region on 4 August 1952.^[1]^[2] The station house survives as a private residence, whilst the signal box remains in use to supervise a busy level crossing next to the former station site.

References edit

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 425. OCLC 931112387.
^ 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. 232. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Burnley Manchester Road Line and station open		L&YR Copy Pit Line		Holme Line open, station closed

53°46′45″N 2°14′11″W / 53.7791°N 2.2365°W / 53.7791; -2.2365