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Blackburn Railway

Railway line in North West England

The Ribble Valley line is a railway line that runs from Manchester Victoria through Blackburn, in Lancashire, to Hellifield in North Yorkshire. Regular passenger services normally run as far as Clitheroe, but occasional passenger services run the whole line through north Lancashire to Hellifield, where there are connections to the Settle–Carlisle and Bentham lines.2 It ceased to exist in 1859.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1847Founded1

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The Ribble Valley line is a railway line that runs from Manchester Victoria through Blackburn, in Lancashire, to Hellifield in North Yorkshire. Regular passenger services normally run as far as Clitheroe, but occasional passenger services run the whole line through north Lancashire to Hellifield, where there are connections to the Settle–Carlisle and Bentham lines.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1859Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1, 1858Acquired Acquired by Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway1
  3. Jan 1, 1858Acquired Acquired by East Lancashire Railway1
  4. 1847Founded Founded1

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