Melling railway station served the village of Melling,

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, England, from 1867 to 1952 on the

Furness and Midland Joint Railway The Furness and Midland Joint Railway was a joint railway in England owned by the Furness Railway and the Midland Railway. Construction was agreed in 1862 for a line from Carnforth, on the Furness system, to Wennington, on the Midland Railwa ...

History

The station was opened on 6 June 1867 by the

on their line between Wennington and . It was sited between the western portal of the 1230yd (1118m) Melling Tunnel and the bridge carrying the railway across the A683 Lancaster to

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road. It was closed on 5 May 1952 by the

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due to low patronage. Though most of the structures were subsequently demolished, the station house is still extant and is used as a holiday cottage, whilst the former goods yard is used as commercial premises. The line passing through also remains operational, as part of the

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References

Disused railway stations in Lancaster Former Furness Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952 1867 establishments in England 1952 disestablishments in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub