Kirkby Lonsdale railway station

Location
	Kirkby Lonsdale Location in the present-day City of Lancaster district Kirkby Lonsdale Location in present-day Lancashire

Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale
	The remains of Kirkby Lonsdale station
General information
Location	Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire; England
Coordinates	54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°W
Grid reference	SD629774
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 September 1861	Opened
1 February 1954	Closed to passengers
1 October 1964	Closed to goods
Location
Location
	Kirkby Lonsdale Location in the present-day City of Lancaster district Kirkby Lonsdale Location in present-day Lancashire

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).

History edit

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 edit

Notes

^ ^a ^b Butt, Page 135
^ Western (1990), pp.17–22
^ Western (1990), pp.68–69
^ 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