Workington Bridge railway station

Workington Bridge
Location
Place Camerton
Area Allerdale
Coordinates 54°38′51″N 3°32′25″W / 54.6474°N 3.5402°W / 54.6474; -3.5402Coordinates: 54°38′51″N 3°32′25″W / 54.6474°N 3.5402°W / 54.6474; -3.5402
Grid reference NY007291
Operations
Original company Cockermouth & Workington Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2[1][2][3]
History
28 April 1847 Opened
1 January 1951 Closed[4]
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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A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area

Workington Bridge railway station was situated next to the River Derwent on the Cockermouth and Workington Railway. It served the northeastern fringe of Workington, Cumbria, England.[5][6]

History

The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed completely on 1 January 1951.

Afterlife

By 2015 the station site was obliterated. The bridge which gave the station its name had been rebuilt and had assumed greater importance after it and several neighbours were condemned or destroyed in the 2009 Workington floods.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Camerton
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Cockermouth & Workington Railway		   Workington Main
Line and station closed

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshall 1981, Opposite p.158.
  2. ↑ Suggitt 2008, p. 78.
  3. ↑ Webb September 1964, p. 678.
  4. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 255.
  5. ↑ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  6. ↑ Jowett 2000, Map 36.

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