Greenodd railway station

Greenodd railway station was on the route between Ulverston and Lakeside, built by the Furness Railway. It served the village of Greenodd, then in Lancashire and now in Cumbria, England, and trains were withdrawn from 30 September 1946 but was not officially closed until 1955. Train movements through the station continued until 1965,[4] with the closure of the line to Lakeside.

Greenodd
General information
LocationGreenodd, South Lakeland
England
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Key dates
1869opened
16 September 1940closed
3 June 1946reopened
30 September 1946service suspended
13 June 1955officially closed[3]
Location
Greenodd is located in the former South Lakeland district
Greenodd
Greenodd
Location in present-day South Lakeland
Greenodd is located in Cumbria
Greenodd
Greenodd
Location in present-day Cumbria
Lakeside and
Haverthwaite Railway
Lakeside
Newby Bridge
Haverthwaite
Greenodd
Ulverston National Rail

A section of the line has reopened as part of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, but the station itself has since been demolished and the trackbed between itself and to the south towards Ulverston used for road improvements. However, if you walk down by the embankment of the estuary, you will see the east side platform buried underneath the road grass verge, with some remnants of the back wall and shelter building visible as well.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ulverston
Line closed, station open
  Furness Railway
Ulverston to Lakeside Line
  Haverthwaite
Line closed, station open

References

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  1. ^ Images of the station, via Cumbria Railways Association
  2. ^ Robinson 2002, p. 26.
  3. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench Second Edition p. 57
  4. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench Second Edition page67
  • Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-205-6.

Further reading

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  • "A Furness Locomotive Conversion". Notes and News. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 90, no. 553. London: Tothill Press Limited. March–April 1944. pp. 300 & 312.

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