Sedbergh railway station

Sedbergh railway station was located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, serving the town and locale of Sedbergh on the Ingleton Branch Line. The town now lies in Cumbria following boundary changes in 1974.

Sedbergh
Location
Place	Sedbergh
Area	South Lakeland
Coordinates	54.3220°N 2.5513°W / 54.3220; -2.5513
Grid reference	SD642919
Operations
Original company	Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
16 September 1861[1]	Opened
1 February 1954[1]	Closed to passengers
1 October 1964	Closed to goods
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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

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 to passenger traffic in February 1954, the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from local boarding schools (including one in the town here). 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]

Current state

The station building is now in private hands.

The old station at Sedbergh

Part of the site is used as a coal yard and the goods shed remains.

References

Notes

1. Butt, Page 207
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 links

• Sedbergh station
• Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Sedbergh Station
• Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Sedbergh Goods Yard
• Lune valley Railway

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