Woodland railway station

For the Newton, Massachusetts railway station of the same name, see Woodland Railroad Station.

Not to be confused with Woodlands railway station (disambiguation).

Woodland
The site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Woodland, Cumbria, South Lakeland England
Coordinates	54°18′13″N3°10′04″W / 54.3036°N 3.1678°W / 54.3036; -3.1678
Grid reference	SD2489
Platforms	2 [1] [2]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Coniston Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1859	Station opened
6 October 1958	Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962	Station closed completely
Location Woodland Location in present-day South Lakeland Show map of the former South Lakeland district Woodland Location in present-day Cumbria Show map of Cumbria

v t e Coniston Railway
Legend
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

Woodland railway station served the hamlet of Woodland, in Lancashire, England (now in Cumbria). It was on the branch line to Coniston.

History

Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the line to Coniston was open less than two years later in June 1859. ^[3] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962. ^[4]

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

• Cumbria portal

References

1. Andrews & Holme 2005, p. 24.
2. Robinson 2002, p. 21.
3. Searle 1982, p. 187.
4. Western 2007, p. 80.

Sources

• Andrews, Michael; Holme, Geoff (2005). The Coniston Railway. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN   978-0-9540232-3-2.
• Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84033-205-6.
• 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

• Woodland on a navigable 1946 O. S. map NPE maps
• The station on an Edwardian 25" OS map National Library of Scotland
• The station and line Rail Map Online
• The station and line with mileages Railway Codes