Barton and Broughton | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Barton, Lancashire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.8212°N -2.7383°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway |
Pregroup: | London and North Western Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Events: | Opened as Broughton |
Years1: | 1861 |
Events1: | Name changed to Barton and Broughton |
Years2: | 1 May 1939 |
Events2: | Closed to passengers |
Events3: | Closed to goods |
Map Type: | United Kingdom City of Preston#Lancashire |
Map Label Position: | left |
Barton and Broughton railway station served the villages of Barton and Broughton in Lancashire, England, from 1840 to 1965 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.
The station opened as Broughton in November 1840 by the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway. To the south were goods sidings and on the northbound platform was the station building. The station's name changed to Barton and Broughton in 1861. It closed to passengers on 1 May 1939[1] and to goods on 31 May 1965.[2]