Rowrah railway station
| Rowrah | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Rowrah |
| Area | Copeland |
| Coordinates | 54°33′13″N 3°27′19″W / 54.5536°N 3.4554°WCoordinates: 54°33′13″N 3°27′19″W / 54.5536°N 3.4554°W |
| Grid reference | NY059185 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway |
| Pre-grouping | LNWR & FR Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 12 February 1864 | Opened |
| 13 April 1931 | Closed to passengers |
| 11 March 1940 | Reopened to workmen's trains |
| 8 April 1940 | Closed to passengers |
| 1967 | 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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Rowrah railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the village of Rowrah, Cumbria, England.
Rowrah was connected by three separate railway companies:
Neither of the latter two ran directly through the station, but all were connected and complex interworking took place.
The Rowrah and Kelton Fell Railway was a mineral railway pure and simple. It never carried passengers or general goods.
Baird's Line was also a mineral line, though workmen's trains ran from Rowrah's "other" station at Arlecdon, which was on the north western edge of the village.
Rowrah Station's owning Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont company was taken over by the LNWR and Furness Railway in 1879 as a Joint Line, whereafter the northern section through the station was usually worked by the LNWR. Passenger traffic northwards consisted of three trains a day in each direction, with an extra on Whitehaven market day and none on Sundays. Those few trains were supplemented southwards to Moor Row and Whitehaven, with a further four starting at Rowrah.
From opening, northbound passenger trains terminated at Marron Junction station where passengers changed for destinations beyond. In 1897 Marron Junction station closed, with trains running west through to Workington Main thereafter, a much better arrangement for most passengers. Passengers who would otherwise have changed at Marron Junction to head east to Brigham or beyond simply changed at the first stop after Marron Junction - Camerton.
In April 1910 six trains a day ran from Whitehaven to Rowrah via Moor Row, some continuing to Workington Main via Bridgefoot.
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