▁By ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁Raw ten st all ▁and ▁New ch urch ▁was ▁complete , ▁followed ▁in ▁June ▁by ▁the ▁Black burn ▁to ▁Acc r ington ▁connection ▁( ), ▁and , ▁in ▁August , ▁the ▁St ub b ins ▁j unction ▁to ▁Acc r ington ▁section . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁east ▁to ▁Burn ley ▁() ▁by ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁and , ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁from ▁Burn ley ▁to ▁Col ne , ▁where ▁it ▁made ▁an ▁end - on ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁Le eds ▁and ▁Brad ford ▁Ext ension ▁Railway , ▁providing ▁the ▁EL R ▁with ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁Le eds . ▁ ▁The ▁LO & PR ▁line ▁to ▁Lost ock ▁Hall ▁() ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁() ▁extension ▁into ▁Pr eston ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁ran ▁into ▁new ▁platforms ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁N UR ' s ▁station , ▁which ▁were ▁managed ▁and ▁staff ed ▁by ▁the ▁EL R , ▁and ▁which ▁had ▁their ▁own ▁book ing ▁hall ▁and ▁entrance . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁platforms ▁were ▁effectively ▁a ▁separate ▁station . ▁ ▁More ▁lines ▁followed ▁with ▁a ▁connection ▁between ▁New ch urch ▁and ▁Bac up ▁by ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁Or m sk irk ▁to ▁Rain ford ▁Sk el mers dale ▁Branch ▁in