Coniston railway station (England)

Coniston
Coniston station in 1951
General information
LocationConiston, South Lakeland
England
Coordinates54°22′05″N 3°04′48″W / 54.3680°N 3.0801°W / 54.3680; -3.0801
Grid referenceSD300974
Platforms3[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyConiston Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 June 1859Station opened as "Coniston Lake"
by 1882renamed "Coniston"[14]
6 October 1958Closed to passengers
30 April 1962Closed completely[15]
Location
Coniston is located in the former South Lakeland district
Coniston
Coniston
Location in present-day South Lakeland
Coniston is located in Cumbria
Coniston
Coniston
Location in present-day Cumbria
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

Coniston railway station was the northern terminus of the Coniston branch line in the village of Coniston, Lancashire, England (now in Cumbria).[16][17][18]

  1. ^ "Images of the station". Cumbria Railways Association.
  2. ^ Marsh & Garbutt 1999, pp. 118–121.
  3. ^ Joy 1973, p. 51.
  4. ^ Suggitt 2008, p. 40.
  5. ^ Biddle 1981, p. 63.
  6. ^ Robinson 2002, p. 22.
  7. ^ Bairstow 1995, pp. 46–48.
  8. ^ Broughton & Harris 1985, Carlisle-Barrow.
  9. ^ Sankey & Norman 1978, p. 47.
  10. ^ Broughton 1996, p. 47.
  11. ^ Norman 2002, p. 58.
  12. ^ Robinson & Forsythe 2002, pp. 55–56.
  13. ^ Hornby & Browne 1978, p. 39.
  14. ^ Andrews & Holme 2005, p. 42.
  15. ^ Davey 1984, pp. 50 & 51.
  16. ^ Conolly 1998, p. 26.
  17. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  18. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 35.