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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 situated close to the village of Catterall, and adjacent to the Lancaster Canal.
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]
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens, Yeovil, ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- ^ Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1 85306 801 2, p.28
- ^ Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1 870754 61 1, p.2
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