Middleton-on-Lune railway station

Former railway station in Westmorland, England

Middleton-on-Lune is located in the former South Lakeland district
Middleton-on-Lune
Middleton-on-Lune
Location in present-day South Lakeland
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Middleton-on-Lune is located in Cumbria
Middleton-on-Lune
Middleton-on-Lune
Location in present-day Cumbria
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Ingleton Branch Line
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Up arrow Carlisle via L&CR
Tebay
River Lune
Low Gill
Down arrow Lancaster via L&CR
Lowgill Viaduct
Westmorland
Yorkshire
Waterside Viaduct
Sedbergh
Rawthey Bridge
Yorkshire
Westmorland
Middleton-on-Lune
Barbon
Westmorland
Lancashire
Kirkby Lonsdale
River Lune
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Ingleton (L&NW)
Ingleton Viaduct
Ingleton (Midland)
Clapham
Down arrow Skipton via NWR

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]

History

The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to Low Gill.[2] 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.[3] The main station building survives as a private dwelling.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt, Page 159
  2. ^ Western (1990), pp.17–22
  3. ^ Western (1990), pp.68–69

Sources

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
  • Western, Robert (1990). The Ingleton Branch. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 394 X

External links

  • The Lune Valley Railway
  • Old Cumbrian Gazetteer


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