page_title: Caton-with-Littledale
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Caton-with-Littledale / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Former station at Caton, 1986. View NW, towards Lancaster and Morecambe left, Wennington, Clapham and Hellifield right: ex-Midland Hellifield - Settle Junction - Clapham - Morecambe/Carnforth secondary main line. The station and the line west of Wennington were closed 3/1/66, the Carnforth line remaining open. The architecture of the station was already unusual and had been enhanced by the new owner.
context_page_description: The civil parish of Caton-with-Littledale is situated in Lancashire, England, near the River Lune. The parish lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and contains the villages of Caton, Brookhouse, Caton Green, Littledale and Townend.
context_section_description: A turnpike road from Lancaster to Hornby and Kirkby Lonsdale, the A683, was constructed in 1812, bypassing the old route through Brookhouse and Caton Green. This road connects Caton to the M6 motorway to the west.
  Caton railway station was opened in 1850 on the "Little" North Western Railway between Wennington and Lancaster and closed in 1966. The section between Caton and Lancaster is now a popular cycle and pedestrian path.
caption: Former station building in 1986
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