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°WCoordinates: 54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°W
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. 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

• The Lune Valley Railway
• Old Cumbrian Gazetteer

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