Egremont (Cumbria) railway station
| Egremont | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Egremont, Cumbria |
| Area | Copeland |
| Coordinates | 54°29′10″N 3°31′44″W / 54.4861°N 3.5289°WCoordinates: 54°29′10″N 3°31′44″W / 54.4861°N 3.5289°W |
| Grid reference | NY010111 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway |
| Pre-grouping | LNWR & FR Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1857 | Opened |
| 7 January 1935 | Closed to passengers |
| 11 March 1940 | Reopened to workmen's trains |
| 8 April 1940 | Closed |
| 6 May 1946 | Reopened |
| 16 June 1947 | Closed, but remained open for workmen's trains |
| 6 September 1965 | Workmen's trained ended |
| 11 December 1969 | School service ended, station closed |
| 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 |
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Egremont railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway as the first southern terminus of what would become the Moor Row to Sellafield branch. In 1878 the company was bought out by the LNWR and Furness Railway who operated the line jointly until grouping in 1923.
The station was towards the northern end of the town, in Cumbria, England.
The line was one of the fruits of the rapid industrialisation of West Cumberland in the second half of the nineteenth century, opening to passengers on 1 July 1857.
The station remained as the railway's southern terminus until 1869 when the company, in partnership with the Furness Railway, built a southern extension from Egremont to the coast line at Sellafield, with an intermediate station at Beckermet. This enabled traffic from the Cleator Moor and Rowrah areas, especially iron ore, to move much more readily southwards.
In 1922 eight northbound passenger trains left Egremont, two connected with trains to Whitehaven at Moor Row, all the others continued there without a change. A Saturdays Only evening train terminated at Moor Row. The southbound service was similar. There were no Sunday trains.
The LNWR and Furness Joint Railway divided traffic responsibilities so that passenger traffic through the station was usually worked by the Furness Railway.
A three times a day unadvertised workmen's service from Moor Row to Beckermet Mines began on 15 January 1912, calling at Woodend, Egremont and St Thomas Cross Platform. It is not yet clear when this came to an end or if other services were provided.
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