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Situated between Chorley and Bolton on the line to Preston, Blackrod station has been stripped of the importance it once had as a junction station on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Now, just a couple of platforms and "bus shelters", Blackrod Station was once much more.

To its inhabitants, it's still known as "the village", but Blackrod is probably too large to be accurately described as such. However, when the railway came, the station was named after Blackrod's larger neighbour, Horwich. The station went through a number of name changes, starting out as "Horwich Road" before being renamed "Horwich & Blackrod". In 1870, it became "Horwich Junction" to reflect the fact that the Horwich branch had opened, but just three years later, in February 1873, the station became "Horwich and Blackrod Junction". Finally, in April 1888, the station became simply "Blackrod".

Why have a web-site about Blackrod Station?

Simply because Blackrod is my home town and I spent many hours down at the station with my spotter’s book. From the correspondence I’ve had since setting up this web-site, I know that I wasn't the only one...

If you have any questions, suggestions or corrections, please feel free to email me (please remove the "NO-SPAM" part of the address).

Last Updated December 2005 - New Introduction / photos.