| Coniston | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Coniston |
| Area | Cumbria |
| Grid reference | SD3097 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Coniston Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 18 June 1859 | Station opened |
| 6 October 1958 | Station closed to passengers |
| 30 April 1962 | Station closed to freight |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Coniston is a closed railway station at the terminus of a branch line in Coniston, Cumbria, England.
Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the line to Coniston was open less than two years later in June 1859.[1] The station building was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley in Swiss chalet style.[2] The station was enlarged between 1888 and 1892 at a cost of over £4,000 (£320,000 as of 2012).[3] The train shed was doubled in length and the goods shed was enlarged. A third platform was added in 1896 at a cost of £750 (£60,000 as of 2012).[3][4] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.[5]
The station was abandoned and left to decay.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Torver | Coniston Railway British Railways |
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