Heversham railway station

Former railway station in England

54°14′14″N 2°46′21″W / 54.2373°N 2.7726°W / 54.2373; -2.7726Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyFurness RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 July 1890[1]Station opens as Heversham4 May 1942Station closed
Hincaster branch
Legend
 Arnside
Furness line
 Sandside
Bela Viaduct
 Heversham
Oxenholme

Heversham railway station served the village of Heversham, near Carnforth, with trains to Kendal and Grange over Sands along the Hincaster branch line.

History

Heversham was opened by the Furness Railway in 1890, before being officially part of the London and North Western Railway. However, the station was passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed nineteen years later on 4 May 1942. Four trains were set to run each way.[2] A popular train ran through the station, called the Kendal Tommy, which linked Grange-over-Sands with Kendal. After passenger services ceased, typically six-eight freight trains chugged past the station each day until the line closed in 1966.

The site today

The trackbed is now a footpath and the platform is still visible. The station was demolished.[3]

References

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 225
  2. ^ "The story so far". Hincaster Trailway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Trails and Long Routes - Lancashire Coastal Way". Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2020.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sandside   London and North Western Railway
Hincaster Branch 		  Oxenholme railway station