Hornby railway station

Hornby railway station served the village of Hornby in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England.

Hornby
The site of the station in 1998
General information
Location	Hornby, Lancaster, Lancashire England
Coordinates	54.1065°N 2.6353°W / 54.1065; -2.6353
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	"Little" North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 November 1849	Opened
16 September 1957[1]	Closed
3 January 1966	Line closed between Wennington and Morecambe to passengers
5 June 1967	Line closed between Wennington and Morecambe to freight
Location Hornby Location in the present-day City of Lancaster district Show map of the City of Lancaster district Hornby Location in present-day Lancashire Show map of Lancashire

The station was located in a cutting off Station Road and was constructed by the "Little" North Western Railway^[2]' opening with the line in November 1849 (though through traffic towards Skipton and beyond didn't commence until the following summer). The line eastwards towards Wennington was doubled soon after opening but westwards to Lancaster, it remained single track until 1889.

It was closed to passenger traffic in September 1957 by the British Transport Commission due to declining usage.^[3] The line remained in use until closure to passengers in January 1966 between Wennington and Morecambe.

Freight services finished the following year in June 1967 and the line was later dismantled. Much of the route has since been returned to agricultural use. The station site is now occupied by a housing development, though the formation either side can still be traced.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wray		Midland Railway "Little" North Western Railway		Claughton

References

1. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 15. OCLC 504319235.
2. Tatham Area Railways 1845-1914 Tatham History website article; retrieved 21 April 2021
3. Marshall, J (1981) Forgotten Railways North-West England, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd, ISBN 0-7153-8003-6; p.158