Broughton-in-Furness railway station

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.

Broughton-in-Furness
Station remains in 1966
LocationBroughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland
England
Coordinates54.276°N 3.212°W / 54.276; -3.212
Grid referenceSD2187
Platforms1[1] (2 after 1903)[2][3]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyConiston Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1848Station opened as a terminus
June 1859Line extended to Coniston
6 October 1958Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962Station closed completely
Location
Broughton-in-Furness
Location in modern-day South Lakeland
Broughton-in-Furness
Location in modern-day Cumbria

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. Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the extension to Coniston was open less than two years later, in June 1859.[5] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.[6]

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
  1. Gammell 1994, p. 282.
  2. Andrews & Holme 2005, p. 17.
  3. Norman 1994, pp. 73-74.
  4. Andrews & Holme 2005, pp. 17-20.
  5. Searle 1982, p. 187.
  6. 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. Bournemouth: Redgauntlet Publications (57). ISSN 0269-0020.
  • Norman, K.J. (1994). Railway Heritage, The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe: Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-016-9.
  • 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.


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