Complex sentence: The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 May 1876; originally named "Lazonby", it was renamed "Lazonby and Kirkoswald" on 22 July 1895.
Split into simpler sentences: The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 May 1876. Originally named "Lazonby", it was renamed "Lazonby and Kirkoswald" on 22 July 1895.