Woodland railway station

For Newton, Massachusetts railway station of the same name, see Woodland Railroad Station.
Woodland
Location
Place Woodland, Cumbria
Area South Lakeland
Coordinates 54°18′13″N 3°10′04″W / 54.3036°N 3.1678°W / 54.3036; -3.1678Coordinates: 54°18′13″N 3°10′04″W / 54.3036°N 3.1678°W / 54.3036; -3.1678
Grid reference SD2489
Operations
Original company Coniston Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1859 Station opens
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
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Woodland Railway Station is a closed railway station that served the hamlet of Woodland, in Cumbria, England and was on the branch line to Coniston.

History

Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the line to Conistion was open less than two years later in June 1859.[1] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.[2]

The station building remains and is a private residence.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Broughton-in-Furness
Line and station closed
  Furness Railway
Coniston Railway
  Torver
Line and station closed

References

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

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