Broughton-in-Furness railway station

Broughton-in-Furness
Location
Place Broughton-in-Furness
Area Cumbria
Grid reference SD2187
Operations
Original company Coniston Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1848 Station opens
6 October 1958 Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962 Station closed to freight
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Broughton-in-Furness Railway Station is a closed railway station that served the market town of Broughton-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England and was on the branch line to Coniston.

History

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. Two years later Parliament authorised, on 10 August 1857,[1] an extension of the line from Broughton northwards to Coniston which opened in June 1859.[2] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.[3]

The station building remains.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Foxfield   Coniston Railway
British Railways
  Woodland

References

  1. ^ Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books P187
  2. ^ Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books P187
  3. ^ Western, Robert (2007), The Coniston Railway, Usk: Oakwood Press, ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2 P80

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