Egremont Railway Station

Egremont railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway as the first southern terminus of what would become the to branch. In 1878 the company was bought out by the LNWR and Furness Railway who operated the line jointly until grouping in 1923. The station was towards the northern end of the town, in Cumbria, England. HistoryThe line was one of the fruits of the rapid industrialisation of West Cumberland in the second half of the nineteenth century, opening to passengers on 1 July 1857. The station remained as the railway's southern terminus until 1869 when the company, in partnership with the Furness Railway, built a southern extension from Egremont to the coast line at, with an intermediate station at. This enabled traffic from the Cleator Moor and Rowrah areas, especially iron ore, to move much more readily southwards. ServicesIn 1922 eight northbound passenger trains left Egremont, two connected with trains to at, all the others continued there without a change. A Saturdays Only evening train terminated at Moor Row. The southbound service was similar. There were no Sunday trains. The LNWR and Furness Joint Railway divided traffic responsibilities so that passenger traffic through the station was usually worked by the Furness Railway. A three times a day unadvertised workmen's service from to began on 15 January 1912, calling at, Egremont and. It is not yet clear when this came to an end or if other services were provided. Goods traffic was typical of an industrial area, sustaining sidings and goods depots long after passenger services were withdrawn.

Egremont railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway as the first southern terminus of what would become the to branch. In 1878 the company was bought out by the LNWR and Furness Railway who operated the line jointly until grouping in 1923. The station was towards the northern end of the town, in Cumbria, England. HistoryThe line was one of the fruits of the rapid industrialisation of West Cumberland in the second half of the nineteenth century, opening to passengers on 1 July 1857. The station remained as the railway's southern terminus until 1869 when the company, in partnership with the Furness Railway, built a southern extension from Egremont to the coast line at, with an intermediate station at. This enabled traffic from the Cleator Moor and Rowrah areas, especially iron ore, to move much more readily southwards. ServicesIn 1922 eight northbound passenger trains left Egremont, two connected with trains to at, all the others continued there without a change. A Saturdays Only evening train terminated at Moor Row. The southbound service was similar. There were no Sunday trains. The LNWR and Furness Joint Railway divided traffic responsibilities so that passenger traffic through the station was usually worked by the Furness Railway. A three times a day unadvertised workmen's service from to began on 15 January 1912, calling at, Egremont and. It is not yet clear when this came to an end or if other services were provided. Goods traffic was typical of an industrial area, sustaining sidings and goods depots long after passenger services were withdrawn.