Ribbleton railway station

Ribbleton railway station was on the Preston and Longridge Railway in Ribbleton, a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England.

Fulwood / Ribbleton
The former station building in 2007
Location
PlaceGamull Lane, Ribbleton
AreaPreston
Coordinates53.7827°N 2.6587°W / 53.7827; -2.6587
Operations
Original companyPreston and Longridge Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway/London and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms1
History
1854Opened as Gammer Lane
1856Renamed Fulwood
1900Renamed Ribbleton
31 May 1930Closed
1980Line closed; tracks and bridge removed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Maps showing
Fulwood / Ribbleton Station
Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945)
NPE Maps (1947-48)
Vision of Britain  
OS 1:2500 Map on MARIO (about 1893)
OS 1:10000 Map on MARIO (about 1847)
Other maps

53.7827°N 2.6587°W / 53.7827; -2.6587

When the station opened in 1854 it was at first called Gammer Lane[1] (which appears to be a misspelling of Gamull Lane, on which the station was located). Two years later, the line was bought by the Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway and the station was renamed Fulwood Station.

Between 1863 and 1866 there was another short-lived station called Ribbleton, closer to Preston. It was not until 1900 that Fulwood Station was finally renamed Ribbleton Station. The station closed to passengers, along with the line, in 1930.

The line through the station continued to be used for goods trains until 1980. After closure the Gamull Lane bridge over the line was removed. The station building still stands, as a private house with the former trackbed through its garden. The route on either side is now a combined cycle path and footpath.

Notes
  1. Suggitt, p.50; Biddle, pl.43
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References
  • Biddle, G. (1989) The Railways Around Preston—A Historical Review, Scenes from the past, 6, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-05-3
  • Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2, pp. 50, 51 & 55.
  • Potter, T. (1993), Reflections on Preston, Sigma Leisure, Wilmslow, ISBN 1-85058-387-0, p. 46.
  • Preston to Longridge Disused Railway, Lancashire County Council website, accessed 15 June 2007
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Deepdale Street
Terminus		   Preston and Longridge Railway
until 1856		   Grimsargh
towards Longridge
Deepdale
towards Preston		   L&YR / L&NWR joint
Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway
from 1856		  


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