The Oaks railway station

The Oaks
Location
Place	Bromley Cross
Area	Bolton
Coordinates	53°36′16″N 2°24′44″W / 53.60443°N 2.41217°W / 53.60443; -2.41217Coordinates: 53°36′16″N 2°24′44″W / 53.60443°N 2.41217°W / 53.60443; -2.41217
Grid reference	SD728121
Operations
Original company	Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
January 1850	Opened
6 November 1950	Closed to passengers
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The Oaks railway station was a railway station that served the community of The Oaks, Greater Manchester, England.

History [edit]

The station was opened by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway (BBC&WYR) in January 1850,^[1] and was 11+¹⁄₂ mi (19 km) from Blackburn.^[2] The BBC&WYR was renamed the Blackburn Railway on 24 July 1851,^[3] and it was amalgamated jointly into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) and the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on 1 January 1858;^[4] it duly became wholly owned by the LYR in 1859 when the latter amalgamated with the ELR.^[5]

The station was closed on 6 November 1950.^[1]

Notes [edit]

References [edit]

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. 
• Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1. 
• Welch, S. Lancashire Steam Finale, ISBN 1-870754-61-1

External links [edit]

• The Oaks Station on navigable O.S. map

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