Woodend railway station
| Woodend for Cleator and Bigrigg | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Woodend, Egremont, Cumbria |
| Area | Copeland |
| Coordinates | 54°30′07″N 3°31′51″W / 54.5020°N 3.5308°WCoordinates: 54°30′07″N 3°31′51″W / 54.5020°N 3.5308°W |
| Grid reference | NY009129 |
| 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 March 1880 | 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 |
| 7 November 1955 | 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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Woodend railway station (formally known as "Woodend for Cleator and Bigrigg") was planned by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway on its Sellafield to Moor Row branch, but by the time the station opened the company had been bought out by the LNWR and Furness Railway who operated the line jointly until grouping in 1923.
The station was in the hamlet of Wood End and served the villages in its full name, 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. The station was a later addition, opening to passengers on 1 March 1880.
In 1922 eight northbound passenger trains called at Wood End, 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 workmen's services were provided.
Goods traffic was typical of an industrial area, sustaining sidings and goods depots long after passenger services were withdrawn.
Mineral traffic was the dominant flow, though this was subject to considerable fluctuation with trade cycles. A considerable amount of iron ore travelled south through Woodend bound for the furnaces of Millom and Barrow-in-Furness.
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