Heversham railway station


Heversham railway station served the town of Heversham, near Carnforth, with trains to Kendal and Grange over Sands along the Hincaster branch line.

History

Heversham was opened by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway in 1876, before being officially part of the London and North Western Railway 6 years later. However, the station was passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed nineteen years later on the 4th of May, 1942. Four trains were set to run each way.. A popular train ran through the station, called the Kendal Tommy, which linked Grange-over-Sands with Kendal. After passenger services ceased, typically six-eight freight trains chugged past the station each day until the line closed in 1966.

The site today

The trackbed is now a foopath and the platform is still visible. The station was sadly demolished.