Arkholme for Kirkby Lonsdale railway station

Arkholme for Kirkby Lonsdale railway station served the village of Arkholme in Lancashire, England. It is situated on what is now the Leeds–Morecambe line between the current Wennington and Carnforth stations.

Arkholme for Kirkby Lonsdale
Former station buildings, now a private dwelling
LocationArkholme-with-Cawood, Lancaster
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyFurness and Midland Joint Railway
Pre-groupingFurness and Midland Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 June 1867Station opens as Arkholme
1 December 1869Station renamed Arkholme for Kirkby Lonsdale
12 September 1960Closed to passengers

History

Opened by the Furness and Midland Joint Railway in 1867, then run by the Midland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission on 12 September 1960[1] when the local stopping service between Wennington & Carnforth was withdrawn.

The site today

Trains on the Leeds to Morecambe line still pass the site. The station building was converted to a private dwelling after closure and is still used as such today. It was once owned by comedian and television personality Jim Bowen [2] and featured on the TV programme Through the Keyhole.

Notes
  1. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 6. OCLC 504319235.
  2. Arkholme Station building, formerly owned by Jim Bowen Accessed 2008-10-17

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Melling   Furness and Midland Joint Railway   Borwick


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