Kirkby Lonsdale railway station

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).

Kirkby Lonsdale
The remains of Kirkby Lonsdale station
LocationKirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire
England
Coordinates54.1910°N 2.5694°W / 54.1910; -2.5694
Grid referenceSD629774
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 September 1861[1]Opened
1 February 1954[1]Closed to passengers
1 October 1964Closed to goods
Location
Kirkby Lonsdale
Location in the present-day City of Lancaster district
Kirkby Lonsdale
Location in present-day Lancashire

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 Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine 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
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ingleton (LNWR)   London and North Western Railway
Ingleton Branch Line		   Barbon
Ingleton Branch Line
Carlisle via L&CR
Tebay
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
Lancashire
Yorkshire
 Ingleton (L&NW)
Ingleton Viaduct
 Ingleton (Midland)
Lancaster via NWR
 Clapham
Skipton via NWR
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