Bolton-le-Sands | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.107°N -2.7983°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway |
Pregroup: | London and North Western Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Events: | Opened as Bolton |
Years1: | 1861 |
Events1: | Name changed to Bolton-le-Sands |
Events2: | Closed |
Bolton-le-Sands railway station served the village of Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, England, from 1847 to 1969 on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.
The station opened as Bolton on 7 August 1847 by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. Its name was changed to Bolton-le-Sands in 1861 to avoid confusion with other stations of the same name that were open around this time. The station closed on 3 February 1969.[1] The footbridge survived until 2003.[2]