Woodland railway station

Woodland
Woodland
Location	Woodland, Cumbria, South Lakeland; England
Coordinates	54°18′13″N 3°10′04″W / 54.3036°N 3.1678°WCoordinates: 54°18′13″N 3°10′04″W / 54.3036°N 3.1678°W
Grid reference	SD2489
Platforms	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 LakelandShow map of South LakelandShow map of CumbriaShow all

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

References[]

^ Andrews & Holme 2005, p. 24.
^ Robinson 2002, p. 21.
^ Searle 1982, p. 187.
^ 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

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[FOOTNOTEAndrewsHolme200524-1] Andrews & Holme 2005, p. 24.

[FOOTNOTERobinson200221-2] Robinson 2002, p. 21.

[FOOTNOTESearle1982187-3] Searle 1982, p. 187.

[FOOTNOTEWestern200780-4] Western 2007, p. 80.

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Ingleton branch line	Low Gill Sedbergh Middleton-on-Lune Barbon
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Coniston Railway	Coniston Torver Woodland Broughton-in-Furness
Other	Newby Bridge Halt Greenodd Sandside Moss Bay Cart Siding

Woodland
Location	Woodland, Cumbria, South Lakeland England
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
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 Woodland Location in present-day Cumbria Show map of South LakelandShow map of CumbriaShow all