Wennington railway station
Wennington 
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| Location | |
| Place | Wennington |
| Local authority | Lancaster |
| Coordinates | 54°07′26″N 2°35′13″W / 54.124°N 2.587°WCoordinates: 54°07′26″N 2°35′13″W / 54.124°N 2.587°W |
| Grid reference | SD616699 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WNN |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 3,338 |
| 2012/13 |
2,948 |
| 2013/14 |
 3,378 |
| 2014/15 |
3,492 |
| 2015/16 |
3,956 |
| History | |
| Original company | "Little" North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 17 November 1849 | Opened |
| 1 May 1850 | Relocated 1250 m east |
| 1865 | Rebuilt as a junction station |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wennington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Wennington railway station serves the village of Wennington in Lancashire, England. It is situated on the Leeds to Morecambe Line 15 3⁄4 miles (25 km) northeast of Lancaster and operated by Northern, who provide all passenger train services.
Originally opened by the "Little" North Western Railway in 1849 on their line between Skipton and Morecambe, the station was rebuilt & expanded in 1865 prior to the opening of the Furness and Midland Joint Railway from Carnforth in 1867. Thereafter it became a busy junction, with many passenger trains calling to detach through carriages for Carnforth from the main Morecambe portion if heading west or attaching them if heading east. A number of local services (mainly from the Carnforth line) also originated or terminated there.
Much of this activity ended with the withdrawal of local stopping trains on the Carnforth line in 1960 (though it remained in use for through services) and the closure of the Lancaster line to passengers in January 1966. The latter was then closed to all traffic the following year and subsequently lifted, although the abandoned trackbed can still be seen. The original station buildings have also been demolished and replaced by shelters, although the signal box remained in use as the last remaining block post on the line until 1988 - it was then closed & permanently "switched out" but wasn't formally abolished and removed until 2006.
The junction was the site of a derailment on 11 August 1880 in which eight people were killed.
The station is unstaffed and has no ticket-buying facilities. Passengers therefore must purchase these on the train or in advance of their journey. Train running information is provided by telephone and information posters. Step-free access is limited to the eastbound platform, as the westbound one can only be reached by footbridge.
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