Barbon railway station

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

Barbon
Barbon railway station
Location	Barbon, South Lakeland England
Coordinates	54.2362°N 2.5697°W
Grid reference	SD629824
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
Barbon Location in present-day South Lakeland Barbon Location in present-day Cumbria

Course of the old railway at Barbon

Railway bridge near Barbon

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. 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

• Lune Valley Railway

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Kirkby Lonsdale		London and North Western Railway Ingleton Branch Line		Middleton-on-Lune

Ingleton Branch Line
Carlisle via L&CR Tebay River Lune Low Gill Lancaster via L&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 via NWR Clapham Skipton via NWR