Torver railway station

Torver
Location
Place Torver
Area South Lakeland
Coordinates 54°20′19″N 3°06′07″W / 54.3385°N 3.1020°W / 54.3385; -3.1020Coordinates: 54°20′19″N 3°06′07″W / 54.3385°N 3.1020°W / 54.3385; -3.1020
Grid reference SD2894
Operations
Original company Coniston Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 1
History
18 June 1859 Station opened
6 October 1958 Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962 Station closed to freight
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Torver is a closed railway station that served the village of Torver, in Cumbria, England and was on the branch line to Coniston.

History

Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the line to Conistion was open less than two years later in June 1859.[1] The station was used for the shipment of slate and stone from the local quarries. British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.[2]

The station building remains and has been converted into holiday accommodation.[3]

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

References

  1. ↑ Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books P187
  2. ↑ Western, Robert (2007), The Coniston Railway, Usk: Oakwood Press, ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2 P80
  3. ↑ http://www.coppermines.co.uk/property/show_details.cgi?id=3
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