Garstang and Catterall railway station

Garstang and Catterall railway station served as the interchange between the Garstang and Knot-End Railway and the London and North Western Railway, in Lancashire, England. The station was in the parish of Barnacre-with-Bonds, close to the village of Catterall, adjacent to the Lancaster Canal, and opposite the Kenlis Arms Pub.

Garstang & Catterall
The former station house, with steps that originally led to the platforms
General information
Location	Barnacre-with-Bonds, Wyre England
Coordinates	53.8890°N 2.7479°W / 53.8890; -2.7479
Platforms	3
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
26 June 1840	Opened
3 February 1969	Closed
Location Garstang & Catterall Location in the present-day Wyre Borough Show map of the Borough of Wyre Garstang & Catterall Location in present-day Lancashire Show map of Lancashire

This station was on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway (now part of the West Coast Main Line) between Preston and Lancaster. It opened on 26 June 1840,^[1] originally named Garstang Station.^[2] It was the last of the stations between Preston and Lancaster to close, on 3 February 1969.^[3]

The station had a platform for each direction of the main line, and a third platform for the single-track branch line to Pilling and Knott End.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens, Yeovil, ISBN 1-85260-508-1
2. Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2, p.28
3. Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1, p.2

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Scorton		Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway		Brock
Garstang Town		Garstang and Knot-End Railway		Terminus