Coniston railway station (site), Cumbria
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Coniston railway station (site), Cumbria
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 8 May 2013
Opened in 1859 by the Furness Railway as the terminus of the line from Foxfield, this station closed to passengers in 1958 and completely in 1962. View north towards the end of the line. The site has become part housing, part small industrial estate.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.368094
Longitude
-3.078916