Brock railway station served the hamlet of Brock near Bilsborrow, Lancashire, England, from 1849 to 1939 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.
Brock | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The site of the station in 1970, with the former stationmaster's house on the right | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| |||||
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garstang and Catterall Line open, station closed |
Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway | Barton and Broughton Line open, station closed | ||
 | This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |