Earby railway station

Earby
The site of the station (1996)
General information
LocationEarby, Pendle,
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 company
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848Opened
2 February 1970Closed to passengers
Location

Earby was a junction railway station that served the town of Earby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire,[a] England, between 1848 and 1970. It was a stop on the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway and the terminus of a branch line to Barnoldswick.

History

A Midland Railway wagon card for a consignment from Earby to Skipton

The station was built by the Midland Railway, on the former Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway between Skipton and Colne; it opened in 1848.[1]

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1965, but the station remained open until 2 February 1970 when passenger trains between Colne and Skipton were withdrawn and the line wasclosed to all traffic.[3][1]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]

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

The site today

The goods shed and former weighbridge still stand, having been bought by a local engineering company and were adapted for commercial use.

The station 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.

The trackbed is now a shared-use path.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Since 1974, the town lies within the boundaries of the administrative county of Lancashire.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Catford, Nick; Young, Alan (14 May 2018). "Station name: Earby". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Suggitt, Gordon (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books.
  3. ↑ Binns, Donald (1981). Railways Around Skipton. Skipton, North Yorkshire: Wyvern Publishing.
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