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 WyreGarstang & 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 |
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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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