Kirkby Lonsdale
The remains of Kirkby Lonsdale station
General information
Location	Kirkby Lonsdale,Lancaster,Lancashire England
Coordinates	54°11′28″N2°34′10″W / 54.1910°N 2.5694°W /54.1910; -2.5694
Grid reference	SD629774
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 September 1861[1]	Opened
1 February 1954[1]	Closed to passengers
1 October 1964	Closed to goods
Location Kirkby Lonsdale Location in the present-day City of Lancaster district Show map of the City of Lancaster district Kirkby Lonsdale Location in present-day Lancashire Show map of Lancashire

Kirkby Lonsdale railway station was located inLancashire, England, on theIngleton Branch Line, 2 miles (3 km) from the town ofKirkby Lonsdale inWestmorland (now inCumbria).

TheLancaster and Carlisle Railway built theIngleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station toLow Gill.^[2] By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by theLondon 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.

Notes

Sources

• The Lune Valley Railway
• Old Cumbrian Gazetteer

v t e Ingleton Branch Line
Legend
Carlisle viaL&CR Tebay River Lune Low Gill Lancaster viaL&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) Lancaster viaNWR Clapham Skipton viaNWR

• 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

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