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Hesketh Bank railway station

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In 1880 a short goods line, approximately 1.25 miles (2 km) long, was opened along the west bank of the river to a terminus at
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was located at the station but closed when the station became a through station, and was demolished by the following year.
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The station was originally the northern terminus of what was to be the
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This article about a Lancashire building or structure is a
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Disused railway stations in the Borough of West Lancashire
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The station closed on 7 September 1964 as a result of the
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near a dock where the WLR operated a steamship across the
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Hesketh Bank Railway Station & Bridge Photographs
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was opened in September 1888 after the opening of a
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53°41′55″N 2°50′22″W / 53.6987°N 2.8394°W / 53.6987; -2.8394
railway station
West Lancashire Railway
North West England
Hesketh Bank
River Douglas
River Ribble
Lytham St Annes
Southport
Preston
swing bridge
engine shed
Tarleton
Rufford
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Beeching axe




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