Kirkby Lonsdale railway station

Kirkby Lonsdale

The remains of Kirkby Lonsdale station
Location
Place Kirkby Lonsdale
Area Lancaster, Lancashire
Coordinates 54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°W / 54.1910; -2.5694Coordinates: 54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°W / 54.1910; -2.5694
Grid reference SD629774
Operations
Original company Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
16 September 1861[1] Opened
1 February 1954[1] Closed to passengers
1 October 1964 Closed to goods
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Kirkby Lonsdale railway station was located in Lancashire, England, on the Ingleton Branch Line, 2 miles (3 km) from the town of Kirkby Lonsdale in Westmorland (now in Cumbria).

History

The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to Low Gill.[2] By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR).

After formal closure to passenger on 1 February 1954, the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from local boarding schools. Goods traffic continued until 1 October 1964. The line was maintained as a possible relief route until April 1967 when the tracks were lifted.[3] The station had a goods shed, weighing machine and cattle pens.[4] The station building survives as a private dwelling.

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 Butt, Page 135
  2. Western (1990), pp.17–22
  3. Western (1990), pp.68–69
  4. Kirkby Lonsdale Retrieved : 2012-09-19
Sources
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
  • Western, Robert (1990). The Ingleton Branch. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 394 X

External links

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ingleton (LNWR)   London and North Western Railway
Ingleton Branch Line
  Barbon

Ingleton Branch Line

Legend
Carlisle via L&CR
Tebay
River Lune

Low Gill
Lancaster via L&CR
Lowgill Viaduct

Westmorland
Yorkshire

Waterside Viaduct

Sedbergh
Rawthey Bridge

Yorkshire
Westmorland

Middleton-on-Lune
Barbon

Westmorland
Lancashire

Kirkby Lonsdale
River Lune

Lancashire
Yorkshire

Ingleton (L&NW)

Ingleton Viaduct
Ingleton (Midland)
Lancaster via NWR
Clapham
Skipton via NWR
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