Glasson Dock railway station

53°59′48″N 2°50′28″W / 53.9968°N 2.8411°W / 53.9968; -2.8411Platforms1^[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon & North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland & Scottish RailwayKey dates9 July 1883Station opens as Glasson Dock7 July 1930Station closed

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

History

Glasson Dock was opened by the London & North Western Railway on 9 July 1883.^[2] The station passed to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed seven years later on 7 July 1930.^[3]

The site today

The trackbed through the former station is now part of the Lancashire Coastal Way and the longer Bay Cycle Way. However, the station itself was demolished after goods services stopped in 1964.^[4]

References

Sources

• Atterbury, Paul (2008). Tickets Please. David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-2876-7.
• Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Conder Green		London & North Western Railway Glasson Dock Branch		terminus