Middleton-on-Lune railway station

Middleton-on-Lune railway station was located in Westmorland, England, (now in 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
Location	Middleton, South Lakeland, Cumbria England
Coordinates	54.2883°N 2.5739°W
Grid reference	SD62708823
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 September 1861[1]	Opened
19 July 1931[1]	Closed to passengers
Location
Middleton-on-Lune Location in present-day South Lakeland Middleton-on-Lune Location in present-day Cumbria

Ingleton Branch Line
Carlisle via L&CR Tebay River Lune 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 River Lune 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.

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

External links

• The Lune Valley Railway
• Old Cumbrian Gazetteer

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