The former Rishworth railway station, Barkisland
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The former Rishworth railway station, Barkisland
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 17 Sep 2009
This was the terminus of the line from Sowerby Bridge up the Ryburn Valley. It was intended to continue to Lancashire, but this never happened. The OS map shows what might be the remains of platforms, but nothing can now be seen of them but piles of rubble amongst the vegetation.
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Image Location
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53.665671
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-1.948506