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]
Ramsden Dock | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland England |
| Coordinates | 54°05′43″N 3°13′40″W / 54.0954°N 3.2279°W |
| Grid reference | SD 197 673 |
| Platforms | 2[1][2] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Furness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1881 | Station opened as Ramsden Dock |
| 1 June 1882 | Renamed Barrow Ramsden Dock |
| April 1915 | Last train |
| 8 December 1937 | Officially closed[3] |
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
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Road | Furness Railway | Terminus | ||