Padiham railway station in Station Road,

Padiham Padiham ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It forms part of the Borough of Burnley. Originally by the River Calder, it is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England was on a branch line (usually known as the

Great Harwood Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. Great Harwood is the major conurbation of the 'Three Towns'; the three towns being Great Harwood, Clayton- ...

loop) of the

East Lancashire Line The East Lancashire line is a railway line in the Lancashire region of England, which runs between Preston and Colne, through Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley (Barracks and Central) and Nelson. The line formerly ran onto Skipton but this closed ...

from Burnley to Blackburn.

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

and Simonstone. It was closed to regular passenger services on 2 December 1957 but occasional special trains operated until completely closed in 1968. Subsequently the station was later demolished. The railway line from Burnley to Simonstone was retained for continuing deliveries of coal to

Padiham power station Padiham Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Padiham, east Lancashire, England, which began operation in 1926 and generated power from 1927 until it was closed in 1993. Location The plant was located on the north bank of the River ...

until the power station closed in 1993. The nearest station for Padiham is now at Hapton, about south of the town.

Greenway

Lancashire County Council Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It consists of 84 councillors. Since the 2017 election, the council has been under Conservative control. Prior to the 2009 La ...

began work in 2005 to convert part of the line to a footpath/bridleway/cycle path to be called ''Padiham Greenway''. The route stretches from Mollywood Lane, Rose Grove to Padiham Memorial Park and is about long. The Greenway was officially opened on 24 June 2010. It is known by locals as the old railway. It links to the River Calder Greenway and the towpath of the

Leeds and Liverpool Canal The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of , crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal has several small branc ...

to form a circular route and also has a branch to

Gawthorpe Hall Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house on the banks of the River Calder, in Ightenhill, a civil parish in the Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. Its estate extends into Padiham, with the Stockbridge Drive entrance situated there. ...

a National Trust property in Padiham. The route also links to the East Lancashire line at ,

Rose Grove Rose Grove railway station is a railway station serving the Rose Grove area and town of Padiham in Lancashire, England. It is served by both the Caldervale Line and the East Lancashire Line. It was once the terminus of the Great Harwood Loop b ...

and .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Padiham Railway Station Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1877 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1957 Disused railway stations in Burnley Padiham