Broughton-in-Furness railway station

Disused railway station in Cumbria, England

LocationBroughton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
England

Coordinates54°16′34″N 3°12′43″W / 54.276°N 3.212°W / 54.276; -3.212

Grid referenceSD2187

Platforms1^[1] (2 after 1903)^[2]^[3]

Broughton-in-Furness

Station remains in 1966

General information

Location

Broughton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
England

Coordinates

54°16′34″N 3°12′43″W / 54.276°N 3.212°W / 54.276; -3.212

Grid reference

SD2187

Platforms

1^[1] (2 after 1903)^[2]^[3]

Other information

Status

Disused

History

Original company

Coniston Railway

Pre-grouping

Furness Railway

Post-grouping

London Midland and Scottish Railway

Key dates

1848

Station opened as a terminus

June 1859

Line extended to Coniston

6 October 1958

Station closed to passengers

30 April 1962

Station closed completely

Location
Broughton-in-Furness Location in modern-day South Lakeland Broughton-in-Furness Location in modern-day Cumbria Show map of Cumbria

Coniston Railway

Legend

Coniston copper mines

Summit

Five Arches Viaduct

Cumbrian Coast Line

to Whitehaven

Foxfield

Cumbrian Coast Line

to Barrow-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness railway station served the market town of Broughton-in-Furness, in Lancashire, England (now in Cumbria).^[4] It was on the branch line to Coniston.^[5]

In 1848 the Furness Railway extended its line from Barrow to Kirkby-in-Furness to nearby Broughton-in-Furness with the intention of serving local copper mines. Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the extension to Coniston was open less than two years later, in June 1859.^[6] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.^[7]

The station building remains.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Foxfield Line closed, station open		Furness Railway Coniston Railway		Woodland Line and station closed

References

↑ Gammell 1994, p. 282.
↑ Andrews & Holme 2005, p. 17.
↑ Norman 1994, pp. 73–74.
↑ Andrews & Holme 2005, pp. 17–20.
↑ Robinson 2002, p. 20.
↑ Searle 1982, p. 187.
↑ Western 2007, p. 80.

Sources

Andrews, Michael; Holme, Geoff (2005). The Coniston Railway. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN 978-0-9540232-3-2.
Gammell, C. J. (May 1994). Kennedy, Rex (ed.). "Just a few lines... Cumbria". Steam Days (57). Bournemouth: Redgauntlet Publications. ISSN 0269-0020.
Norman, K.J. (1994). Railway Heritage, The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe: Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-016-9.
Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-205-6.
Searle, Muriel V. (1982). Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways. London: New Cavendish Books. ISBN 978-0-904568-45-5.
Western, Robert (2007). The Coniston Railway (Locomotive Papers). Catrine: The Oakwood Press (now Stenlake Publishing). ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broughton-in-Furness railway station.

The Broughton-in-Furness station site today
Broughton-in-Furness on a navigable 1946 O. S. map NPE maps
The station on an Edwardian 6" OS map National Library of Scotland
The station and line Rail Map Online
The station and line with mileages Railway Codes

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