Roebuck railway station

Roebuck
General information
Location	Bilsborrow, Borough of Wyre England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Key dates
26 June 1840 (1840-06-26)	Opened
August 1849 (1849-08)	Closed
Location Roebuck Location in the present-day Wyre Borough Show map of the Borough of Wyre Roebuck Location in present-day Lancashire Show map of Lancashire

Roebuck railway station served the village of Bilsborrow, Lancashire, England, from 1840 to 1849 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.

History

The station opened on 26 June 1840 by the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway. It was named after what is now the Roebuck Hotel. It was replaced by Brock, which opened to the north, in August 1849. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 344. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 199. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Garstang and Catterall Line open, station closed		Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway		Barton and Broughton Line open, station closed

53°51′08″N2°44′28″W / 53.8523°N 2.7410°W / 53.8523; -2.7410