Broughton-in-Furness railway station

Broughton-in-Furness railway station served the market town of Broughton-in-Furness, in Lancashire, England (now in Cumbria).^[4] It was on the branch line to Coniston.^[5]

Broughton-in-Furness
Station remains in 1966
General information
Location	Broughton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness England
Coordinates	54.276°N 3.212°W / 54.276; -3.212
Grid reference	SD2187
Platforms	1[1] (2 after 1903)[2][3]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Coniston Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1848	Station opened as a terminus
June 1859	Line extended to Coniston
6 October 1958	Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962	Station closed completely
Location Broughton-in-Furness Location in modern-day South Lakeland Show map of the former South Lakeland district Broughton-in-Furness Location in modern-day Cumbria Show map of Cumbria

v t e Coniston Railway
Legend
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

In 1848 the Furness Railway extended its line from Barrow to Kirkby-in-Furness to nearby Broughton-in-Furness with the intention of serving local copper mines. Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the extension to Coniston was open less than two years later, in June 1859.^[6] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.^[7]

The station building remains.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Foxfield Line closed, station open		Furness Railway Coniston Railway		Woodland Line and station closed