Knott End railway station

Knott End
Knott End
	The site of the station in 2010
General information
Location	Knott End-on-Sea, Lancashire; England
Coordinates	53°55′41″N 2°59′48″W / 53.928°N 2.9967°W
Grid reference	SD346484
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Knott End Railway
Pre-grouping	Knott End Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
30 July 1908	Opened
31 March 1930	Closed to passengers
13 November 1950	Closed to goods

Knott End railway station served Knott End on Sea in Lancashire, England, with a ferry service to Fleetwood. The station opened in 1908 and closed for passengers in 1930 and for freight in 1950.

History

The station opened on 30 July 1908 by the Knott End Railway. It was situated on the south side of Bourne May Road. It had a station building and a goods shed with two sidings, a loading ramp, a crane and a weighbridge, all of which were to the west. Like the other stations on the line, the bus service introduced in the 1920s deemed this station uneconomical, so it closed to passengers on 31 March 1930^[1] and to goods on 13 November 1950. The track was lifted after 1953. The station building is now a cafe.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 254. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Disused Stations: Knott End Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 January 2021.