Ramsden Dock railway station

Disused railway station in Cumbria, England

54°05′43″N 3°13′40″W / 54.0954°N 3.2279°W / 54.0954; -3.2279Grid referenceSD 197 673Platforms2^[1]^[2]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyFurness RailwayPre-groupingFurness RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 June 1881Station opened as Ramsden Dock1 June 1882Renamed Barrow Ramsden DockApril 1915Last train8 December 1937Officially closed^[3]

Ramsden Dock railway station (also known as Barrow Island and officially as Barrow Ramsden Dock) was the terminus of the Furness Railway's Ramsden Dock Branch in Barrow-in-Furness, England.^[4]

The station operated between 1881 and 1915.^[5] Located at the southern tip of Barrow Island alongside Ramsden Dock it primarily served the adjacent Walney Channel passenger ferry terminal.^[6] It was accessible by Ramsden Dock Road and the Barrow-in-Furness Tramway.

The station building was demolished in the 1940s, while the rail line leading to it was completely removed in the 1990s. No evidence of either remain and a windfarm operations centre has been built on the site.

References

^ Norman 1994, p. 110.
^ Andrews 2003, p. 61.
^ Butt 1995, p. 28.
^ Jowett 1989, Map 35.
^ "Ramsden Dock Station". Old Cumbria Gazetteer. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
^ "Go Anywhere On a Boat From Barrow". North West Evening Mail. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

Sources

Andrews, Michael (2003). The Furness Railway in and around Barrow. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN 978-0-9540232-1-8.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Norman, K.J. (1994). Railway Heritage, The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe: Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-016-9.

External links

The station on an Edwardian 25" OS map, with overlays National Library of Scotland
The station and nearby lines on multiple old maps Rail Maps Online
The station and line with mileages Railway Codes