Bolton-le-Sands railway station served the village of Bolton-le-Sands,

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England, from 1847 to 1969 on the

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was a main line railway opened between those cities in 1846. With its Scottish counterpart, the Caledonian Railway, the Company launched the first continuous railway connection between the English railway networ ...

History

The station opened as Bolton on 7 August 1847 by the

. Its name was changed to Bolton-le-Sands in 1861 to avoid confusion with other stations of the same name that were open around this time. The station closed on 3 February 1969. The footbridge survived until 2003.

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Disused railway stations in Lancaster Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969 1847 establishments in England 1969 disestablishments in England Beeching closures in England Former Lancaster and Carlisle Railway stations {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub