Hornby railway station

Hornby railway station served the village of Hornby in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England.

Hornby
LocationHornby, Lancaster, Lancashire
England
Platforms?
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company"Little" North Western Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1849Opened
1966Closed
1966Line closed between Wennington and Morecambe to passengers
1967Line closed between Wennington and Morecambe to freight

The station was located in a cutting off Station Road. The line remained in use until closure to passengers in 1966 between Wennington and Morecambe Harbour.

Freight services finished the following year in 1967. The line has since been returned to agricultural land. The site has been built on by Station Close. Although the old line can still be followed on satellite.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wray   Midland Railway
"Little" North Western Railway		   Claughton

References

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    1. https://www.tathamhistory.org.uk/resources/railway/2-network.php
    2. https://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/Midland/LilNWR.html
    3. https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/H/Hornby/
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