Woodland railway station

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

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

Woodland
Location
Place	Woodland, Cumbria
Area	South Lakeland
Coordinates	54.3036°N 3.1678°W / 54.3036; -3.1678
Grid reference	SD2489
Operations
Original company	Coniston Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2[1]
History
1859	Station opened
6 October 1958	Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962	Station closed completely
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

Coniston Railway
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

History

Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the line to Coniston was open less than two years later in June 1859.[2] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.[3]

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

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

Sources

• Andrews, Michael; Holme, Geoff (2005). The Coniston Railway. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN 978-0-9540232-3-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Searle, Muriel V. (1982). Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways. London: New Cavendish Books. ISBN 978-0-904568-45-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Western, Robert (2007). The Coniston Railway (Locomotive Papers). Catrine: The Oakwood Press (now Stenlake Publishing). ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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