Kirkby Lonsdale railway station was located in
Lancashire, England, on the
Ingleton Branch Line, from the town of
Kirkby Lonsdale in
Westmorland
Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...
(now in
Cumbria).
History
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 ...
built the
Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to . By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by the
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom.
In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...
(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. The station had a goods shed, weighing machine and cattle pens.
Kirkby Lonsdale
Retrieved : 2012-09-19 The station building survives as a private dwelling.
References
;Notes
;Sources
* Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory Of Railway Stations''. Patrick Stephens Limited. .
* Western, Robert (1990). ''The Ingleton Branch''. Oxford : Oakwood Press.
External links
{{City of Lancaster
Disused railway stations in Lancaster
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954
Former Lancaster and Carlisle Railway stations
1861 establishments in England