Middleton-on-Lune railway station

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Middleton-on-Lune
General information
Location Middleton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria
England
Coordinates 54°17′18″N2°34′26″W / 54.2883°N 2.5739°W / 54.2883; -2.5739
Grid reference SD62708823
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 September 1861 [1] Opened
13 April 1931 [2] [3] Closed to passengers
1 October 1964closure to goods
Location
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Middleton-on-Lune
Location in present-day South Lakeland
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Middleton-on-Lune
Location in present-day Cumbria
Ingleton Branch Line
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Low Gill
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Lowgill Viaduct
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Westmorland
Yorkshire
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Sedbergh
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Rawthey Bridge
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Yorkshire
Westmorland
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Middleton-on-Lune
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Barbon
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Westmorland
Lancashire
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Lancashire
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Ingleton (L&NW)
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Ingleton Viaduct
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Clapham
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Middleton-on-Lune railway station was located in Westmorland, England, (now in Cumbria), serving the hamlet and rural locale of Middleton on the Ingleton Branch Line. It was opened as Middleton in 1861 and renamed Middleton-on-Lune on 19 July 1926, closing in 1931. [1]

Contents

History

The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to Low Gill. [4] By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR).

After formal closure the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from local boarding schools. Goods traffic continued until 1 October 1964. The line was maintained as a possible relief route until April 1967 when the tracks were lifted. [5] The main station building survives as a private dwelling.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt, Page 159
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
  3. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick
  4. Western (1990), pp.17–22
  5. Western (1990), pp.68–69

Sources

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Barbon   London and North Western Railway
Ingleton Branch Line
  Sedbergh