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
Location	Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland England
Coordinates	54.276°N 3.212°W
Grid reference	SD2187
Platforms	1[1] (2 after 1903)[2][3]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Coniston Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1848	Station opened as a terminus
June 1859	Line extended to Coniston
6 October 1958	Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962	Station closed completely
Location
Broughton-in-Furness Location in modern-day South Lakeland Broughton-in-Furness Location in modern-day Cumbria

Coniston Railway
Coniston copper mines Coniston Torver Summit Woodland Five Arches Viaduct Broughton-in-Furness Cumbrian Coast line to Whitehaven Foxfield Cumbrian Coast line to Barrow-in-Furness

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.

External links

• The Broughton-in-Furness station site today
• Broughton-in-Furness on a navigable 1946 O. S. map NPE maps
• The station on an Edwardian 6" OS map National Library of Scotland
• The station and line Rail Map Online
• The station and line with mileages Railway Codes