Baxenden Bank
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To all intents and purposes the station has been closed since 2004. Does it serve any decent sized communities and is it worth the cost of rebuilding it. I would suggest no. I don't like to see stations close on an emotional level but practically what is the point of spending the money to rebuild a station to modern standards that few will use?
Possibly so, but closure sets a precedent. An easy closure gives the DfT the confidence to try for more.
Start off with an effectively closed station with high re-opening costs.
Next move onto an effectively closed station with much lower re-opening costs (Barlaston and / or Wedgwood).
Next move onto lightly used / poorly served stations with annual capital costs exceeding revenue (Polesworth).
Then pick off all lightly used stations every time an expense of some kind is imminent.