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Barbon railway station

Coordinates: 54°14′10″N 2°34′11″W / 54.2362°N 2.5697°W / 54.2362; -2.5697
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Barbon railway station
General information
LocationSouth Lakeland
Coordinates54°14′10″N 2°34′11″W / 54.2362°N 2.5697°W / 54.2362; -2.5697
Platforms2
History
Original companyLancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 September 1861[1]Opened
1 February 1954[1]Closed to passengers
1 October 1964Closed to goods
Course of the old railway at Barbon
Railway bridge near Barbon

Barbon railway station was located in Cumbria, England, serving the town and locale of Barbon on the Ingleton Branch Line.

History

The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to Low Gill.[2] By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR).

After formal closure 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 site is now covered by a housing scheme.

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Butt, Page 27
  2. ^ Western (1990), pp.17–22
  3. ^ Western (1990), pp.68–69
Sources
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
  • Western, Robert (1990). The Ingleton Branch. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 394 X

External sources


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kirkby Lonsdale   London and North Western Railway
Ingleton Branch Line
  Middleton-on-Lune
Ingleton Branch Line
Tebay
Low Gill
Lowgill Viaduct
Westmorland
Yorkshire
Waterside Viaduct
Sedbergh
Rawthey Bridge
Yorkshire
Westmorland
Middleton-on-Lune
Barbon
Westmorland
Lancashire
Kirkby Lonsdale
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Ingleton (L&NW)
Ingleton Viaduct
Ingleton (Midland)
Clapham