Earby railway station

Earby
Site of the station in 1996
General information
Location	Earby, Pendle, Lancashire England
Coordinates	53°54′45″N 2°08′52″W / 53.9126°N 2.1478°W / 53.9126; -2.1478
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848	Opened
2 February 1970	Closed to passengers

Earby was a junction railway station that served the town of Earby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England; since 1974, the town lies 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; 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1965, but the station remained open until 2 February 1970 when passenger trains between Colne and Skipton were withdrawn and the line closed to all traffic.^[3][1]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 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.

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