Marron Junction railway station
Disused railway station in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marron Junction railway station was a later addition to the Cockermouth and Workington Railway. It opened on 2 April 1866 with a single, eastbound, platform when the adjacent Marron Junction opened, two months before the company was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.
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Marron Junction | |
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General information | |
Location | Bridgefoot, Allerdale England |
Coordinates | 54.6573°N 3.4656°W / 54.6573; -3.4656 |
Grid reference | NY055301 |
Platforms | 3[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Cockermouth & Workington Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
2 April 1866 | Opened |
1 July 1897 | Closed to regular passenger traffic |
after 1923 | Closed completely[2][3] |
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Cockermouth and Workington Railway |
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In 1874 an island platform was added to the south of the main east–west line, opposite the single eastbound platform. giving three platform faces.[1]