Garstang and Catterall: A Cravens DMU pulls away from Garstang and Catterall heading for Lancaster as alighting passengers head for the footbridge. Prior to 1930 there would have been a connection to the Knott End branch railmotor on the other side of the island platform. The main station building can be seen on the Up line. This splendid colour photo was probably taken in the late 1960s. The 1964 timetable shows four Up and five Down departures on weekdays with an extra mid-day service each way on Saturdays. The station closed in 1969, following which the site was cleared for the 1972 WCML electrification.
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Garstang and Catterall
Location type
StationName and dates
Garstang and Catterall (1840-1969)Opened on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.
Opened on the Garstang and Knot End Railway.
Description
This station on the main line was the junction for the line to Knott End. The two lines ran north for some distance before the branch ran to Garstang Town.
The branch had its own platform on the west side of the station, making the northbound main line platform into an island.
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Station JunctionExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map
03/12/2018
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| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
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