Padiham railway station

West of Padiham it opened two years later as a result of difficulties in constructing the embankments between Great Harwood and Simonstone.

Lancashire County Council began work in 2005 to convert part of the line to a footpath/bridleway/cycle path to be called Padiham Greenway.

The route stretches from Mollywood Lane, Rose Grove to Padiham Memorial Park and is about 1.5 miles (2 km) long.

It links to the River Calder Greenway and the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to form a circular route and also has a branch to Gawthorpe Hall a National Trust property in Padiham.

The route also links to the East Lancashire line at Hapton, Rose Grove and Burnley Barracks.

Looking south towards the railway bridge over the River Calder between Padiham railway station and the line to Padiham power station and Simonstone. The iron footbridge links Memorial park with the lower section in Park Road. On the east bank are the remains of Padiham Gas works (date:2008)
1948 Ordnance Survey map showing location of Padiham station and local rail connections with Rose Grove railway station and Hapton railway station on the main line (both still open) and Simonstone railway station (closed) to the west