Melling | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Melling, Lancashire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.1352°N -2.6152°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Furness and Midland Joint Railway |
Pregroup: | Furness and Midland Joint Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Events: | Opened |
Events1: | Closed |
Map Type: | United Kingdom City of Lancaster#Lancashire |
Melling railway station served the village of Melling, Lancashire, England, from 1867 to 1952 on the Furness and Midland Joint Railway.
The station was opened on 6 June 1867 by the Furness and Midland Joint Railway on their line between Wennington and . It was sited between the western portal of the 1230yd (1118m) Melling Tunnel and the bridge carrying the railway across the A683 Lancaster to Kirkby Lonsdale road.
It was closed on 5 May 1952 by the British Transport Commission due to low patronage.[1] [2] Though most of the structures were subsequently demolished, the station house is still extant and is used as a holiday cottage, whilst the former goods yard is used as commercial premises. The line passing through also remains operational, as part of the Leeds to Morecambe Line.