Low Bentham railway station served the village of Low Bentham,

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, England, from 1850 to 1853 on the

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History

The station was opened for public use on 1 June 1850 by the

, although it opened earlier for market days only. It was a short-lived railway station, disappearing from the timetables in July 1853 but closed officially on 4 August 1853. The

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still passes through the site, though no trace of the station itself remains.

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