Glasson Dock railway station
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Glasson Dock railway station | |
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Location | Thurnham, Lancashire, Lancaster England |
Coordinates | 53°59′48″N 2°50′28″W / 53.9968°N 2.8411°WCoordinates: 53°59′48″N 2°50′28″W / 53.9968°N 2.8411°W |
Platforms | 1[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London & North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
9 July 1883 | Station opens as Glasson Dock |
7 July 1930 | Station closed |
Glasson Dock railway station served the town of Glasson Dock, in Thurnham, Lancashire, England, with trains to nearby Conder Green and Lancaster along the Glasson Dock branch line.
History[]
Glasson Dock was opened by the London & North Western Railway on 9 July 1883.[2] The station passed to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed seven years later on 7 July 1930.[3]
The site today[]
The trackbed through the former station is now part of the Lancashire Coastal Way and the larger . However, the station itself was demolished after goods services stopped in 1964.[4]
References[]
- ^ Atterbury 2008, p. 179.
- ^ Quick 2019, p. 187.
- ^ Farnworth, Roger (27 November 2019). "The Glasson Dock Branch". rogerfarnworth.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Trails and Long Routes: Lancashire Coastal Way". Lancashire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
Sources[]
- Atterbury, Paul (2008). Tickets Please. David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-2876-7.
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Conder Green | London & North Western Railway Glasson Dock Branch |
terminus |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Lancaster
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1883
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930
- North West England railway station stubs