Brock railway station
Brock | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Myerscough and Bilsborrow, Borough of Wyre England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°51′33″N 2°44′36″W / 53.8593°N 2.7434°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD512406 | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
August 1849 | Opened | ||||
1 May 1939 | Closed | ||||
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Brock railway station served the hamlet of Brock near Bilsborrow, Lancashire, England, from 1849 to 1939 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.
History
The station opened in August 1849 by the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway. It replaced Roebuck, which was to the south. To the west was a siding and underneath the platforms was the River Brock. The station closed on 1 May 1939.[1]
Since 2012, the site of the demolished stationmaster's house and a terrace of four railway cottages has become a nature reserve protected by the Fields in Trust charity.[2]
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 92. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Old Brock Station Pocket Nature Reserve". Fields in Trust. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Garstang and Catterall Line open, station closed |
Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway | Barton and Broughton Line open, station closed |
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