Lancashire
Pendle District
Nelson

Nelson railway station

Nelson railway station serves the town of in , ; it is situated on the East Lancashire Line, 2 miles away from the terminus at . The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also provides its passenger service.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “NEL”, “Nelson Railway Station”, and “Nelson Station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and St Mary’s Church, Nelson.

Church
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church and local ecumenical partnership in , England. It is situated on Carr Road in the town centre. The building has been shared by the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the Roman Catholic Church since 2004 – a rare example of an ecumenical union between Methodists and Roman Catholics. is situated 880 feet northwest of Nelson railway station.

Church
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St Mary's Church is on Manchester Road in , Pendle, . It is a redundant Anglican , and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. is situated 1,300 feet west of Nelson railway station.

School
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Nelson railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brierfield and Colne.

Town
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is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in , England. It is 3 miles north east of , 1 mile south west of , and 1 mile north east of Reedley.

Town
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is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in , England. The town is 3 miles northeast of , 6 miles northeast of and 25 mi east of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Nelson railway station.

Village
Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of Pendle, at the foot of , in , England. The village co-operatively owns and runs its library, shop, community centre and pub. is situated 3 miles east of Nelson railway station.

Nelson railway station

Latitude
53.83472° or 53° 50′ 5″ north
Longitude
-2.21426° or 2° 12′ 51″ west
Elevation
486 feet (148 metres)
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“NEL”
Open location code
9C5VRQMP+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29768958
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6953203
Wiki­data ID
Q1943735
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Nelson railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Station Nelson (Lancashire)”
  • Dutch: “station Nelson”
  • Dutch: “Station Nelson”
  • French: “gare de Nelson”
  • French: “Nelson”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nelson railway station”. Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.