Preston Riverside railway station
Preston Riverside railway station is the only station on the heritage Ribble Steam Railway, in Riversway, Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built and opened in 2005, adjacent to the museum and workshops, while providing a heritage service to Strand Road Crossing.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Riversway railway station” and “Riversway Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ribble Steam Railway and St. Christopher’s Church.
Ribble Steam Railway
Museum
Photo: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks.
St. Christopher’s Church
Church
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Christopher’s Church is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Preston Riverside railway station.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Peter James, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Andrew's Church is in Blackpool Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. St Andrew’s Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Preston Riverside railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Whitestake.
Preston
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.
Whitestake
Village
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitestake is a small village in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England, on the eastern edge of New Longton It is at the boundary of the parishes of Farington, Longton and Penwortham. Whitestake is situated 2½ miles south of Preston Riverside railway station.
Catforth
Village
Catforth is a village in the English civil parish of Woodplumpton and the City of Preston district, in Lancashire, England. There is a village hall and the now-closed pub, The Running Pump, is situated on Catforth Road, which is the village's main road. Catforth is situated 4 miles north of Preston Riverside railway station.
Preston Riverside railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75871° or 53° 45′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.754° or 2° 45′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C5VQ65W+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7352772398OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7338663
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Preston Riverside railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Riversway”
- French: “Preston Riverside”
- Urdu: “پریسٹن ریور سائیڈ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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Highlights include Ribble Steam Railway and Freedomcentre Church.
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