Heversham railway station explained

Heversham railway station
Status:Disused
Borough:Cumbria
Country:England
Coordinates:54.2373°N -2.7726°W
Original:Furness Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 July 1890[1]
Events:Station opens as Heversham
Years2:4 May 1942
Events2:Station closed

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]

Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 225
  2. Web site: The story so far. Hincaster Trailway. 9 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Trails and Long Routes - Lancashire Coastal Way . Lancashire County Council . 1 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100222050635/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/walking/wcoastal.asp . 22 February 2010.