Broughton-in-Furness railway station

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Broughton-in-Furness
Location
Place	Broughton-in-Furness
Area	South Lakeland
Coordinates	54°16′34″N 3°12′43″W / 54.276°N 3.212°W / 54.276; -3.212Coordinates: 54°16′34″N 3°12′43″W / 54.276°N 3.212°W / 54.276; -3.212
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.

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

References

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

External links

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