Coniston railway station
Encyclopedia
Coniston is a closed railway station at the terminus of a branch line
in Coniston
, Cumbria
, England.
architect E. G. Paley
in Swiss chalet style
. The station was enlarged between 1888 and 1892 at a cost of over £4,000 (£ as of ). The train shed was doubled in length and the goods shed was enlarged. A third platform was added in 1896 at a cost of £750 (£ as of ). British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.
The station was abandoned and left to decay.
Former services
Coniston Railway
The Coniston Railway was a railway in Cumbria, England, linking Coniston and Broughton-in-Furness, which ran for over 100 years between the middle of the 19th to the middle of the 20th century. It was originally designed for the transport of copper ore and slate from the mines near...
in Coniston
Coniston, Cumbria
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man; about north east of Barrow-in-Furness.-Geography and...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England.
History
Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the line to Coniston was open less than two years later in June 1859. The station building was designed by the LancasterLancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
architect E. G. Paley
Edward Graham Paley
Edward Graham Paley, usually known as E. G. Paley, , was an English architect who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, in the second half of the 19th century.-Education and career:...
in Swiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style is an architectural style inspired by the chalets of Switzerland. The style originated in Germany in the early 19th century and was popular in parts of Europe and North America, notably in the architecture of Norway, the country house architecture of Sweden, Cincinnati, Ohio,...
. The station was enlarged between 1888 and 1892 at a cost of over £4,000 (£ as of ). The train shed was doubled in length and the goods shed was enlarged. A third platform was added in 1896 at a cost of £750 (£ as of ). British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.
The station was abandoned and left to decay.