Brock railway station
Disused railway station near Bilsborrow
Brock
Location in the present-day Wyre borough
Show map of the Borough of WyreBrock
Location in present-day Lancashire
Show map of LancashireBrock 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
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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