Derelict railway station, Helmshore

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270846

Reference identifier

ENE20150622010

Title

Derelict railway station, Helmshore

Place

Helmshore

General notes

Helmshore station was built by the East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859 (ELR) and opened on 17 August 1848. The ELR was merged with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) on 13 May 1859 and this company operated the station until the merger into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923. The station was closed on 5 December 1966,with the last passenger train operating two days earlier.

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