Broughton Cross railway station

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Broughton Cross
General information
LocationBroughton Cross, Allerdale
England
Coordinates54°39′34″N 3°26′03″W / 54.65946°N 3.43425°W / 54.65946; -3.43425
Grid referenceNY075303
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCockermouth & Workington Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
28 April 1847Opened
2 March 1942Closed[1]
A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of the station

Broughton Cross railway station was situated on the Cockermouth and Workington Railway and served the village of Broughton Cross, Cumbria, England.[2][3]

History

The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 2 March 1942.

Afterlife

By 2013 the station site was buried under the A66.[citation needed]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brigham
Line and station closed 		  Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway   Bridgefoot
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Cockermouth & Workington Railway 		  Marron Junction
Line and station closed

See also

References

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 46.
  2. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  3. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978 0 7110 3695 6.

Further reading

  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 . ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
  • Anderson, Paul (April 2002). Hawkins, Chris (ed.). "Dog in the Manger? The Track of the Ironmasters". British Railways Illustrated. 11 (7). Clophill: Irwell Press Ltd.
  • Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-11-2.
  • Bowtell, Harold D. (1989). Rails through Lakeland: An Illustrated Journey of the Workington-Cockermouth-Keswick-Penrith Railway 1847-1972. Wyre, Lancashire: Silverling Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-947971-26-2.
  • Joy, David (1983). Lake Counties (Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 094653702X.
  • McGowan Gradon, W. (2004) . The Track of the Ironmasters: A History of the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway. Grange-over-Sands: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN 0-9540232-2-6.
  • Marshall, John (1981). Forgotten Railways: North West England. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 8003 6.
  • Suggitt, Gordon (2008). Lost Railways of Cumbria (Railway Series). Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-107-4.
  • Western, Robert (2001). The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway OL113. Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-564-0.


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