Sedbergh railway station

Sedbergh
Location
Place Sedbergh
Area South Lakeland
Coordinates 54°19′19″N 2°33′05″W / 54.3220°N 2.5513°W / 54.3220; -2.5513Coordinates: 54°19′19″N 2°33′05″W / 54.3220°N 2.5513°W / 54.3220; -2.5513
Grid reference SD642919
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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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

Sedbergh railway station was located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, serving the town and locale of Sedbergh on the Ingleton Branch Line. The town now lies in Cumbria following boundary changes in 1974.

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 traffic in February 1954, the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from local boarding schools (including one in the town here). 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]

Part of the site is used as a coal yard. The weigh house and goods shed survive.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt, Page 207
  2. Western (1990), pp.17–22
  3. Western (1990), pp.68–69

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
Middleton-on-Lune   London and North Western Railway
Ingleton Branch Line
  Low Gill
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