Turton and Edgworth railway station was situated on what is now the Northern Rail

Northern Rail

Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...

 'Ribble Valley Line'

Ribble Valley Line

The Ribble Valley Line is a railway line that runs from Manchester Victoria through Blackburn to the small market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire. Regular passenger services normally only run as far as Clitheroe, but occasional passenger services run along the line through north Lancashire towards...

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In spite of its name, it was actually in the village of Chapeltown, Lancashire

Chapeltown, Lancashire

Chapeltown is a village of the civil parish of North Turton, in the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority, in the north west of England. It is situated on the B6391 and lies on southern slopes of the West Pennine Moors. The village was once the historic centre of the old Turton Urban District.The...

. In light of this, the station underwent a number of name changes including 'Edgworth' and 'Chapeltown' (the latter of which was too easily confused with Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

Chapeltown is in northern Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Ecclesfield civil parish. There is a wide variety of shops, pubs and restaurants as well as a supermarket...

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Its neighbouring stations are still operational. There have been calls to reopen the station by the Ribble Valley Rail user group.

Former Services