Ingleton branch line

Ingleton branch line
Overview
LocaleNorth Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria, England
Service
Operator(s)Lancaster and Carlisle Railway,
British Rail
History
Commenced1858
Opened16 September 1861 (1861-09-16)
Closed1 October 1964 (1964-10-01)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Tebay
Low Gill
Lowgill Viaduct
Westmorland
Yorkshire
Waterside Viaduct
Sedbergh
Rawthey Bridge
Yorkshire
Westmorland
Middleton-on-Lune
Barbon
Westmorland
Lancashire
Kirkby Lonsdale
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Ingleton (L&NW)
Ingleton Viaduct
Ingleton (Midland)
Clapham

The Ingleton branch line was a rural railway line in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Westmorland in England (now North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria). It was originally planned in 1846 to form part of a main line route from London to Scotland, but fell victim to rivalry between railway companies. Completion was delayed until 1861, and it was only ever a rural branch line, serving the village of Ingleton and towns of Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh. It closed to passengers in 1954 and was dismantled in 1967.