Place Middleton 16 September 1861 Opened | Grid reference SD62708823 Platforms in use 2 | |
Area South Lakeland, Cumbria Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Original company Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Similar Glasson railway station, Branthwaite railway station, Cummersdale railway station, Barbon railway station, Kirkandrews railway station | ||
Middleton-on-Lune railway station was located in Westmorland (now Cumbria), serving the hamlet and rural locale of Middleton on the Ingleton Branch Line. It was opened as Middleton in 1861 and renamed Middleton-on-Lune on 19 July 1926, closing in 1931.
History
The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to Low Gill. By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR).
After formal closure the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from local boarding schools. Goods traffic continued until 1 October 1964. The line was maintained as a possible relief route until April 1967 when the tracks were lifted. The station had a weighing machine and signal box located beyond the up platform . The main station building survives as a private dwelling.