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Deepdale Street railway station

Preston Deepdale Street
General information
LocationDeepdale, Preston, Preston
England
Coordinates53°45′51″N 2°41′24″W / 53.7643°N 2.6900°W / 53.7643; -2.6900
Grid referenceSD546299
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPreston and Longridge Railway
Key dates
1 May 1840 (1840-05-01)Station opened
1 November 1856 (1856-11-01)Station closed
Location
Preston Deepdale Street is located in Preston
Preston Deepdale Street
Preston Deepdale Street
Location in Preston, Lancashire
Preston Deepdale Street is located in Lancashire
Preston Deepdale Street
Preston Deepdale Street
Location in present-day Lancashire, England

Deepdale Street railway station was the original Preston terminus of the Preston and Longridge Railway in Lancashire, England, when it first opened in 1840. It was located in Deepdale Street, off Deepdale Road, on what was then the outskirts of Preston. The rail line was originally designed to carry quarried stone from Longridge to Preston, so the passenger facilities were quite rudimentary and there were many sidings near the station for unloading stone.

In 1856, passenger services were diverted to a new line via Deepdale Bridge and Miley Tunnel to a new terminus at Maudland Bridge. Deepdale Street was closed to passengers but continued to be used for goods, even long after the rest of the line had closed. The railway served a coal depot in Deepdale Street, which remained open until the 1990s.

Tracks connecting Deepdale Street to the West Coast Main Line via Miley Tunnel still exist although they are now rusty and overgrown.

References

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  • Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2, pp. 49–53.
  • Till, J.M. (1993) A History of Longridge and its People, Carnegie Publishing, Preston, ISBN 0-948789-92-1


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Preston and Longridge Railway   Ribbleton
towards Longridge
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Deepdale Street railway station
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