Garstang and Catterall railway station served as the interchange between the Garstang and Knot-End Railway and the London and North Western Railway, in Lancashire, England. The station was in the parish of Barnacre-with-Bonds, close to the village of Catterall, adjacent to the Lancaster Canal, and opposite the Kenlis Arms Pub.
Garstang & Catterall | |
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![]() The former station house, with steps that originally led to the platforms | |
General information | |
Location | Barnacre-with-Bonds, Wyre England |
Coordinates | 53.8890°N 2.7479°W / 53.8890; -2.7479 |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
26 June 1840 | Opened |
3 February 1969 | Closed |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Garstang & Catterall Location in the present-day Wyre Borough Show map of the Borough of Wyre![]() ![]() Garstang & Catterall Location in present-day Lancashire Show map of Lancashire |
This station was on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway (now part of the West Coast Main Line) between Preston and Lancaster. It opened on 26 June 1840,[1] originally named Garstang Station.[2] It was the last of the stations between Preston and Lancaster to close, on 3 February 1969.[3]
The station had a platform for each direction of the main line, and a third platform for the single-track branch line to Pilling and Knott End.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Scorton | Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway | Brock | ||
Garstang Town | Garstang and Knot-End Railway | Terminus |
Closed railway stations in Lancashire | |
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Ribble Valley line |
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Lancashire Union Railway | |
Blackpool branch lines |
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Copy Pit line | |
East Lancashire line |
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Rawtenstall to Bacup Line | |
Rochdale–Bacup line | |
Furness & Midland Railway | |
Glasson Dock branch | |
Lancaster & Preston Railway | |
Garstang & Knot-End Railway |
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Preston & Longridge Railway |
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"Little" North Western Railway | |
Lancaster & Carlisle Railway | |
Leeds & Bradford Ext Railway | |
West Lancashire Railway |
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North Union Railway |
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Ormskirk branch line | |
SCLER | |
L'pool, S'port & Preston Railway | |
Bolton and Preston Railway |
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