Sedbergh railway station was located in the

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, serving the town and locale of

Sedbergh Sedbergh ( or ) is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. The 2001 census gave the parish a population of 2,705, increasing at the 2011 census to 2,765. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies about east of Kendal, no ...

on the Ingleton Branch Line. The town now lies in

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following boundary changes in 1974.

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 Low Gill. 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 traffic in February 1954, the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from local boarding schools (including one in the town here). Goods traffic continued until 1 October 1964. The line was maintained as a possible relief route until April 1967 when the tracks were lifted.Western (1990), pp.68–69

Current state

The station building is now in private hands although its building are largely unchanged. Sedbergh Station Building in 2019

Part of the site is used as a coal yard and the goods shed remains.

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

Sedbergh station

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