Great Broughton railway station
| Great Broughton | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Great Broughton, near Cockermouth |
| Area | Allerdale |
| Coordinates | 54°40′29″N 3°26′45″W / 54.6748°N 3.4459°WCoordinates: 54°40′29″N 3°26′45″W / 54.6748°N 3.4459°W |
| Grid reference | NY068320 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Cleator and Workington Junction Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 4 January 1888 | Opened |
| July 1897 | Closed |
| 1 September 1908 | Opened |
| 1 November 1908 | Closed to passengers |
| 1 September 1921 | Closed completely |
| 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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Great Broughton railway station briefly served the village of Great Broughton, near Cockermouth in Cumbria, England.
The station was opened by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) on 1 September 1908 on its "Northern Extension" from Calva Junction on the northern edge of Workington to the Maryport and Carlisle Railway's Derwent Branch at Linefoot. The C&WJR built this 7 miles 30 chains (11.9 km) line to connect the C&WJR with Carlisle and beyond. The line was double track from Workington to Seaton, then single through Great Broughton to Linefoot.
Most stations on C&WJR lines had heavy industrial neighbours, such as ironworks next to Cleator Moor West, or served primarily industrial workforces, such as Keekle Colliers' Platform. Great Broughton, however, was a fairly isolated country village, though there were small collieries nearby.
The C&WJR was built in the late 1870s, being one of the fruits of the rapid industrialisation of West Cumberland in the second half of the nineteenth century, specifically being born as a reaction to oligopolistic behaviour by the London and North Western and Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railways.
It was originally intended to drive the line northwards across country to meet the Caledonian Railway and cross into Scotland by the Solway Viaduct, but an accommodation was made with the LNWR leading to the intended northern extension being greatly watered down to three lines:
All lines in the area were primarily aimed at mineral traffic, notably iron ore, coal and limestone, none more so than the Northern Extension, which passed through open country. Passenger services were provided calling at Great Broughton, but they were so unsuccessful they petered out after a mere two months. The C&WJR earned the local name "The Track of the Ironmasters".
The founding Act of Parliament of June 1878 confirmed the company's agreement with the Furness Railway that the latter would operate the line for one third of the receipts.
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