Great Harwood railway station

Great Harwood
Location	Great Harwood, Hyndburn England
Coordinates	53°47′07″N 2°23′48″W / 53.7852°N 2.3968°W / 53.7852; -2.3968Coordinates: 53°47′07″N 2°23′48″W / 53.7852°N 2.3968°W / 53.7852; -2.3968
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 October 1877 (1877-10-05)	Opened[1]
2 December 1957 (1957-12-02)	Closed[1]

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.

History[]

The line between Padiham and Rose Grove opened in 1875. West of Padiham, it opened two years later, as a result of difficulties in constructing the embankments between Great Harwood and Simonstone in the vicinity of Martholme Viaduct.

It was closed on 2 December 1957, and the station later demolished. The site has been converted to an industrial estate. The line through the town and further west has been converted to a cycle way and footpath linking with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal west of the town.

The Martholme Viaduct over the River Calder, on the east section of the line between Simonstone and Great Harwood, remains, and is outside the town about 1 mile (2 km) north east.

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