Conder Green railway station

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Conder Green railway station
General information
Location Thurnham, Lancashire, Lancaster
England
Coordinates 53°59′54″N2°49′48″W / 53.9982°N 2.8300°W / 53.9982; -2.8300
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 July 1883Station opens as Conder Green
7 July 1930Station closed

Conder Green railway station served the hamlet of Conder Green, in Thurnham, Lancashire, England, with trains to nearby Glasson Dock and Lancaster along the Glasson Dock branch line.

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History

Conder was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 9 July 1883. However, the station was passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed seven years later on 7 July 1930. [1]

The site today

The trackbed through the former station is now part of the Lancashire Coastal Way and the larger Bay cycleway. The station itself still stands.

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References

  1. "The Glasson Dock Branch". 27 November 2019.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ashton Hall   London and North Western Railway
Glasson Dock Branch
  Glasson Dock