Middleton-on-Lune railway station

Middleton-on-Lune railway station was located in Westmorland (now 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]

Middleton-on-Lune railway station
Location
PlaceMiddleton
AreaSouth Lakeland, Cumbria
Coordinates54.2883°N 2.5739°W / 54.2883; -2.5739
Grid referenceSD62708823
Operations
Original companyLancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
16 September 1861[1]Opened
19 July 1931[1]Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
Ingleton Branch Line
Carlisle via L&CR
Tebay
Low Gill
Lancaster via L&CR
Lowgill Viaduct
Westmorland
Yorkshire
Waterside Viaduct
Sedbergh
Rawthey Bridge
Yorkshire
Westmorland
Middleton-on-Lune
Barbon
Westmorland
Lancashire
Kirkby Lonsdale
Lancashire
Yorkshire
 Ingleton (L&NW)
Ingleton Viaduct
 Ingleton (Midland)
Lancaster via NWR
 Clapham
Skipton via NWR

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 station had a weighing machine and signal box located beyond the up platform .[4] The main station building survives as a private dwelling.

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References

Notes
  1. Butt, Page 159
  2. Western (1990), pp.17–22
  3. Western (1990), pp.68–69
  4. Kirkby Lonsdale Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2012-09-19

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