Middleton-on-Lune railway station was located in

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, England, (now in

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), serving the hamlet and rural locale of Middleton on the Ingleton Branch Line. It was opened as Middleton in 1861 and renamed Middleton-on-Lune on 19 July 1926, closing in 1931.Butt, Page 159

History

The

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was a main line railway opened between those cities in 1846. With its Scottish counterpart, the Caledonian Railway, the Company launched the first continuous railway connection between the English railway networ ...

built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to . By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

(L&NWR). After formal closure the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from local boarding schools. Goods traffic continued until 1 October 1964. The line was maintained as a possible relief route until April 1967 when the tracks were lifted.Western (1990), pp.68–69 The main station building survives as a private dwelling.

References

Notes

Sources

* Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory Of Railway Stations''. Patrick Stephens Limited. . * Western, Robert (1990). ''The Ingleton Branch''. Oxford : Oakwood Press.

External links

The Lune Valley Railway

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