Ramsden Dock

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

(also known as Barrow Island and officially as Barrow Ramsden Dock) was the terminus of the

Furness Railway The Furness Railway (Furness) was a railway company operating in the Furness area of Lancashire in North West England. History Formation In the early 1840s, the owners of iron ore mines in the Furness district of Lancashire became interested i ...

's Ramsden Dock Branch in

Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 2023 the ...

, England. The station operated between 1881 and 1915. Located at the southern tip of

Barrow Island Barrow Island may refer to: * Barrow Island (Western Australia), Australia * Barrow Island (Queensland), Australia * Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness Barrow Island is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Originall ...

alongside

Ramsden Dock Ramsden Dock is one of the four docks which make up the Port of Barrow in Barrow-in-Furness, England. It was constructed between 1872 and 1879 covering and named in honour of Sir James Ramsden; a founder of Barrow. Ramsden Dock splits into two ...

it primarily served the adjacent Walney Channel passenger ferry terminal. 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.

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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''
{{Closed stations Cumbria Former buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness Former Furness Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1881 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915 Disused railway stations in Cumbria 1881 establishments in England