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Fulwood / Ribbleton
The former station building in 2007
General information
Location	Gamull Lane, Ribbleton, Preston England
Coordinates	53°46′58″N 2°39′31″W / 53.7827°N 2.6587°W / 53.7827; -2.6587
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Preston and Longridge Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway/London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1854	Opened as Gammer Lane
1856	Renamed Fulwood
1900	Renamed Ribbleton
31 May 1930	Closed
1980	Line closed; tracks and bridge removed
Location Fulwood / RibbletonLocation in Preston, LancashireShow map of PrestonFulwood / RibbletonLocation in present-day Lancashire, EnglandShow map of Lancashire

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 services in 1930.

The line through the station continued to be used for goods trains to and from Courtaulds Red Scar Works until 1980. After closure the Gamull Lane bridge over the line was removed. The route on either side is now a combined cycle path and footpath. The station building still stands, and was a private house with the former trackbed through its garden until 2021 when it was bought by Preston Trampower, intending to use it as their headquarters.

Notes

1. Suggitt, p.50; Biddle, pl.43
2. Gavell, Tim (2 June 2021). "Plans for a new tramway in Preston get a boost after former railway station master's house is snapped up". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

References

• Biddle, G. (1989) The Railways Around Preston—A Historical Review, Scenes from the past, 6, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-05-3
• Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2, pp. 50, 51 & 55.
• Potter, T. (1993), Reflections on Preston, Sigma Leisure, Wilmslow, ISBN 1-85058-387-0, p. 46.
• Preston to Longridge Disused Railway, Lancashire County Council website, accessed 15 June 2007

External links

• Preston Station Past and Present — page specifically covering the Longridge Line

v t e Buildings and structures in the City of Preston
Grade I	Harris Museum Preston Cenotaph Places of worship Preston: St Walburge
Grade II*	Arkwright House Avenham Park Miller Park Moor Park Sessions House Places of worship Preston: St George the Martyr St John's Minster St Mark St Peter St Wilfrid Syro-Malabar Cathedral (former St Ignatius) Ashton-on-Ribble: St Michael & All Angels Broughton: St John the Baptist Goosnargh: St Mary the Virgin Woodplumpton: St Anne
Grade II	Archbishop Temple School Black Horse Chingle Hall Church Cottage Museum Corn Exchange Covered Market Fulwood Barracks (including Lancashire Infantry Museum) The Guild Miller Arcade Museum of Lancashire Penwortham Old Bridge Preston bus station Preston railway station Preston Royal Infirmary Preston Town Hall Ribbleton railway station St Joseph's Orphanage Tulketh Mill Ye Horns Inn Places of worship Preston: All Saints Carey Baptist City Emmanuel English Martyrs Fishergate Baptist Moor Park Methodist Preston Central Methodist St Joseph St Luke St Mary St Paul St Thomas Ashton-on-Ribble: St Andrew Barton: St Lawrence Fernyhalgh: St Mary Grimsargh: St Michael Inglewhite: Congregational Chapel
Unlisted	County Hall Fishergate Shopping Centre The Green Man at Inglewhite HM Prison Preston Park Hotel The Plough at Eaves Preston Crown Court Preston Guild Hall RAF Barton Hall Royal Preston Hospital St George's Shopping Centre The Warehouse Kimberley Barracks Places of worship Preston: Jamea Masjid St Matthew Fulwood: Christ Church Ribbleton: St Mary Magdalene
Derelict or demolished	Preston Castle Preston Greyfriars Red Scar Mill Tulketh Hall Tulketh Priory Whittingham Hospital
Lists	Mills in Preston Tallest in Preston Listed in Barton Broughton Goosnargh Grimsargh Haighton Lea Preston Whittingham Woodplumpton

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