Bolton Road railway junction
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Bolton Road railway junction
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 26 Jul 2014
Rounding the curve from the Bolton direction, the train will shortly be passing under the Freckleton Road bridge and arriving at Blackburn station. When the line from Bolton was opened in 1848 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe & West Yorkshire Railway, they had to build their own station at Darwen Street, immediately beyond the Freckleton Road bridge. It wasn't until 1859 that these trains could use the current Blackburn station.
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Image Location
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53.740638
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-2.487697