Torver railway station

Torver railway station served the village of Torver, in Cumbria, England. It was on the branch line to Coniston.

Torver
Torver station in 1983
Location
PlaceTorver
AreaSouth Lakeland
Coordinates54.3385°N 3.1020°W / 54.3385; -3.1020
Grid referenceSD284941
Operations
Original companyConiston Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms1[1]
History
18 June 1859Station opened
6 October 1958Station closed to passengers
3 April 1962Station closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the line to Coniston was opened by the Coniston Railway less than two years later on 18 June 1859.[2][3] The station was used for the shipment of slate and stone from the local quarries as well as by passengers.

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1939.[4]

British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers on 6 October 1958 and completely on 3 April 1962.[3][5][6] The station building remains and has been converted into holiday accommodation.[7][8]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Woodland
Line and station closed		   Furness Railway
Coniston Railway		   Coniston
Line and station closed

References
  1. Andrews & Holme 2005, pp. 25-28.
  2. Searle 1982, p. 187.
  3. Quick 2019, p. 399.
  4. McRae 1997, p. 22.
  5. Western 2007, p. 80.
  6. Hurst 1992, pp. 13 & 19 (refs 0607 & 0930.
  7. Norman 1994, p. 75.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Sources
  • Andrews, Michael; Holme, Geoff (2005). The Coniston Railway. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN 978-0-9540232-3-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  • McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  • Norman, K.J. (1994). Railway Heritage, The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe: Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-016-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
  • Searle, Muriel V. (1982). Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways. London: New Cavendish Books. ISBN 978-0-904568-45-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Western, Robert (2007). The Coniston Railway (Locomotive Papers). Catrine: The Oakwood Press (now Stenlake Publishing). ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • The station buildings in 2002


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