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( Caldervale Line ) Blackburn Ramsgreave And Wilpshire Langho Whalley Clitheroe }} The Ribble Valley Line is a railway line that runs from Blackburn to the small market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire . Passenger services run only as far as Clitheroe but the line continues through north Lancashire towards the Yorkshire town of Hellifield , where it joins the Settle – Carlisle line. The line was closed to passengers in 1962 , but continued to be used used for diversions and for freight. After a public campaign, the line was re-opened to passengers in 1994 . The towns and villages on the route are: Passenger services from Clitheroe to Manchester via Blackburn are operated by Northern Rail . On summer Sundays Northern Rail also operates the DalesRail service, which starts at Blackpool and continues beyond Clitheroe to the Settle - Carlisle line, where it calls at all the stations on route to Carlisle . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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