Wennington railway station
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Wennington railway station serves the village of Wennington
in Lancashire
, England
. It is situated on the Leeds to Morecambe Line and operated by Northern Rail
, who provide all passenger train services. The station was formerly a junction between the lines to Lancaster (opened in 1850) and Carnforth (opened 1867), but the Lancaster line was closed in 1966. The junction was the site of a derailment on 11th August 1880
in which eight people were killed.
Wennington, Lancashire
Wennington is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The parish of Wennington had a population of 102 recorded in the 2001 census,....
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the Leeds to Morecambe Line and operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
, who provide all passenger train services. The station was formerly a junction between the lines to Lancaster (opened in 1850) and Carnforth (opened 1867), but the Lancaster line was closed in 1966. The junction was the site of a derailment on 11th August 1880
Wennington Junction rail crash
Just west of Wennington railway station lies Wennington junction where the Furness and Midland Joint Railway leaves the Leeds to Morecambe section of the Midland Railway...
in which eight people were killed.