Furness Abbey railway station
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Furness Abbey | |
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Barrow in Furness England | |
Grid reference | SD 218 719 |
Platforms | 3 (plus one private for Sir James Ramsden/Abbotswood) |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Furness Railway |
Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
24 August 1846 | Opened |
25 September 1950 | Closed[1] |
1950 | Demolished |
Furness Abbey is a former railway station in the Barrow-in-Furness area of the Furness Peninsula, England.
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Context
Furness Abbey Station was situated to the north of Furness Abbey. As well as being the gateway for visitors to the romantic ruins of the Abbey and to the south lakes, the station - one of the company's finest - was closely linked to the Furness Abbey Hotel , owned by the Furness Railway Company. It also served Abbotswood, the home of Sir James Ramsden, Managing Director of the railway company, and other large houses at the semi-rural north end of Barrow-in-Furness.
History
The
Services
Services stopped at Furness Abbey to allow passengers to visit the Abbey and to use the Furness Abbey Hotel, owned by the railway company. All services north of Barrow initially had to travel to Furness Abbey and then reverse back towards Dalton before continuing on to Askam. This practice eventually ceased in 1882, when the loop line to the new central Barrow station on Abbey Road was completed and trains could continue from there northwards to Askam without reversing.
Having been damaged by bombing in May 1941 (when the Furness Abbey Hotel was also hit), the station was closed by
References
- OCLC 931112387.
Bibliography
- Bradshaw, George (1985) [1922]. July 1922 Railway Guide. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
- Broughton, John R (1996). Past and Present Special: The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe, Peterborough: Past and Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-126-7.
- OL 11956311M.
- Rush, Robert W. (1973). The Furness Railway 1843-1923. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Lingfield: Oakwood Press. OL35.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station
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Dalton Line and station open |
Furness Railway | Roose Line and station open | ||
Dalton Line and station open |
Furness Railway | Rampside Line and station closed |