Heversham railway station

Heversham railway station served the town of Heversham, near Carnforth, with trains to Kendal and Grange over Sands along the Hincaster branch line.

Heversham railway station
LocationCumbria
England
Coordinates54.2373°N 2.7726°W / 54.2373; -2.7726
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scotland Railway
Key dates
26th June 1876 (the line itself opened on the 3rd of the month)Station opens as Heversham
4th May 1942Station closed
Hincaster branch
 Arnside
Furness line
 Sandside
Bela Viaduct
 Heversham
 Oxenholme
West Coast Main Line

History

Heversham was opened by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway in 1876, before being officially part of the London and North Western Railway 6 years later. However, the station was passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed nineteen years later on the 4th of May, 1942. Four trains were set to run each way.[1] A popular train ran through the station, called the Kendal Tommy, which linked Grange-over-Sands with Kendal. After passenger services ceased, typically six-eight freight trains chugged past the station each day until the line closed in 1966.

The site today

The trackbed is now a footpath and the platform is still visible. The station was demolished.[2]

References
  1. http://www.hincastertrailway.co.uk/?Welcome:The_story_so_far
  2. "Trails and Long Routes - Lancashire Coastal Way". Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sandside   London and North Western Railway
Hincaster Branch		   Oxenholme railway station
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