Low Gill railway station

Low Gill
The site of the station (behind the bushes on the right) in 2003
General information
Location	Lowgill, Cumbria England
Coordinates	54°22′11″N2°34′54″W / 54.3698°N 2.5818°W / 54.3698; -2.5818
Grid reference	SD623973
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
December 17, 1846 (1846-12-17)	First station opened
16 September 1861	Second station opened as Low Gill Junction
1 November 1861	First station closed
1883	Second station renamed Low Gill
7 March 1960	Closed to passengers
July 26, 1966 (1966-07-26)	Closed to goods
Location Low Gill Location in present-day South Lakeland, Cumbria Show map of the former South Lakeland district Low Gill Location in present-day Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria

Low Gill railway station served the hamlet of Lowgill, Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England, from 1846 to 1966 on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.

History

The first station opened on 17 December 1846 by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. A second station opened as Low Gill Junction on 16 September 1861, at the junction of the railway's Ingleton branch line with the main line, rendering the first station useless so it closed on 1 November 1861. The suffix "Junction" was dropped from the second station's name in 1883 when the London and North Western Railway took over the line. It closed on 7 March 1960 ^[1] and closed to goods on 26 July 1966. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 265. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Site of former Low Gill station, 2003 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Tebay Line open, station closed		Lancaster and Carlisle Railway		Grayrigg Line open, station closed
	Disused railways
Tebay Line open, station closed		Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Ingleton branch line		Sedbergh Line and station closed