Kirkby Lonsdale railway station

Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale
	The remains of Kirkby Lonsdale station
Location	Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire; England
Coordinates	54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°WCoordinates: 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
	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[]

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

^ ^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

External links[]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ingleton (LNWR)		London and North Western Railway Ingleton Branch Line		Barbon

Ingleton Branch Line

Legend

Carlisle via L&CR

Tebay

River Lune

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

River Lune

Lancashire

Yorkshire

Ingleton (L&NW)

Ingleton Viaduct

Ingleton (Midland)

Lancaster via NWR

Clapham

Skipton via NWR

[b-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

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v t Closed railway stations in Lancashire
Ribble Valley line	Turton and Edgworth Spring Vale Lower Darwen Blackburn Bolton Road Daisyfield Wilpshire Chatburn Rimington Gisburn Newsholme
Lancashire Union Railway	Feniscowles Withnell Brinscall Heapey White Bear
Blackpool branch lines	Blackpool Central South Shore Gillett's Crossing Halt Lytham (Station Road) Wrea Green Fleetwood Wyre Dock Burn Naze Halt Thornton–Cleveleys Poulton Curve Halt Singleton Lea Road Maudlands
Copy Pit line	Holme Towneley
East Lancashire line	Bott Lane Halt Reedley Hallows Halt New Hall Bridge Halt Padiham Simonstone Great Harwood Helmshore Haslingden Baxenden Hoghton Todd Lane Junction
Rawtenstall to Bacup Line	Bacup Stacksteads Waterfoot Clough Fold Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Stubbins
Rochdale–Bacup line	Bacup Britannia Shawforth Facit Whitworth
Furness & Midland Railway	Melling Arkholme for Kirkby Lonsdale Borwick
Glasson Dock branch	Ashton Hall Conder Green Glasson Dock
Lancaster & Preston Railway	Lancaster (1840–49) Galgate Bay Horse Scorton Garstang and Catterall Brock Roebuck Barton and Broughton Oxheys Maxwell House
Garstang & Knot-End Railway	Knott End-on-Sea Preesall Pilling Garstang Road Halt Cockerham Cross Halt Cogie Hill Halt Nateby Garstang Town Garstang and Catterall
Preston & Longridge Railway	Maudland Bridge Deepdale Deepdale Street Ribbleton Grimsargh Whittingham Hospital Longridge
"Little" North Western Railway	Middleton Road Bridge Halt Morecambe Harbour Morecambe Promenade Morecambe (Northumberland Street) Scale Hall Lancaster Green Ayre Halton Caton Claughton Hornby Wray
Lancaster & Carlisle Railway	Bolton-le-Sands Hest Bank Morecambe (Poulton Lane) Morecambe Euston Road Kirkby Lonsdale
Leeds & Bradford Ext Railway	Foulridge Earby Barnoldswick
West Lancashire Railway	Preston Fishergate Hill Penwortham Cop Lane New Longton and Hutton Longton Bridge Hoole River Douglas Boat Yard Crossing Halt Tarleton Halt Hesketh Bank Hundred End Banks
North Union Railway	Farington Euxton (L&NW) Balshaw Lane and Euxton Coppull Rawlinson Bridge
Ormskirk branch line	Midge Hall Cocker Bar Westhead Halt Skelmersdale
SCLER	Mossbridge Altcar and Hillhouse Lydiate
L'pool, S'port & Preston Railway	Altcar and Hillhouse Barton Plex Moss Lane Halt Halsall New Cut Lane Halt Shirdley Hill Heathey Lane Halt
Bolton and Preston Railway	Euxton (L&Y)
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Kirkby Lonsdale
The remains of Kirkby Lonsdale station
Location	Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire England
Coordinates	54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°W / 54.1910; -2.5694Coordinates: 54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°W / 54.1910; -2.5694
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^[1]	Opened
1 February 1954^[1]	Closed to passengers
1 October 1964	Closed to goods



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