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Ribbleton railway station

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Place
  
Gamull Lane, Ribbleton

1854
  
Opened as Gammer Lane

Platforms in use
  
1

Area
  
Preston

1856
  
Renamed Fulwood

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Pre-grouping
  
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway/London and North Western Railway

Post-grouping
  
London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Original company
  
Preston and Longridge Railway

Similar
  
Grimsargh railway station, Maudland Bridge railway st, Shawforth railway station, Shirdley Hill railway station, Heathey Lane Halt railway st

Ribbleton railway station was on the Preston and Longridge Railway in Ribbleton, a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England.

When the station opened in 1854 it was at first called Gammer Lane (which appears to be a misspelling of Gamull Lane, on which the station was located). Two years later, the line was bought by the Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway and the station was renamed Fulwood Station.

Between 1863 and 1866 there was another short-lived station called Ribbleton, closer to Preston. It was not until 1900 that Fulwood Station was finally renamed Ribbleton Station. The station closed to passengers, along with the line, in 1930.

The line through the station continued to be used for goods trains until 1980. After closure the Gamull Lane bridge over the line was removed. The station building still stands, as a private house with the former trackbed through its garden. The route on either side is now a combined cycle path and footpath.

References

Ribbleton railway station Wikipedia