Glasson Dock railway station
Appearance
Glasson Dock railway station | |
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General information | |
Location | Lancaster |
Coordinates | 53°59′48″N 2°50′28″W / 53.9968°N 2.8411°W |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
9 July 1883 | Station opens as Glasson Dock |
7 July 1930 | Station closed |
Glasson Dock railway station served the town of Glasson Dock, in Thurnham, Lancashire, England, with trains to nearby Conder Green and Lancaster along the Glasson Dock branch line.
History
Glasson Dock was opened by the London and North Western Railway on the 9th July 1883. However, the station was passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed seven years later on the 7th July 1930. [1]
The site today
The trackbed through the former station is now part of the Lancashire Coastal Way and the larger Bay cycleway. However, the station itself was demolished after goods services stopped in 1964. [1]
References
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Conder Green | London and North Western Railway Glasson Dock Branch |
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