Kirkby Lonsdale
The remains of Kirkby Lonsdale station
General information
LocationKirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire
England
Coordinates54°11′28″N 2°34′10″W / 54.1910°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 is located in the City of Lancaster district
Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale
Location in the present-day City of Lancaster district
Kirkby Lonsdale is located in Lancashire
Kirkby Lonsdale
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
  1. 1 2 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
Up arrow Carlisle via L&CR
 Tebay
River Lune
Low Gill
Down arrow 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)
Left arrow Lancaster via NWR
 Clapham
Down arrow Skipton via NWR
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