Two years later, the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway completed its line down the coast from Whitehaven to join the Furness Railway from Barrow-in-Furness, making Foxfield a junction of some importance in the process. The line from Broughton was extended further northwards to Coniston by the Coniston Railway Company on 18 June 1859,[1] although it was not long before the Furness took it over (along with the W&FJR – both companies having been absorbed by the FR by 1865).[2]
In 1879 an enlarged station was built, designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin and built by the Barrow contractor William Ormandy. The island platform was widened to 29 feet (9 m), and a new canopy for passengers was provided.[3]
For much of its life the Coniston line was well-used by locals and visitors alike, with the branch passenger service connecting with main line trains at one end of the route and with steamer services on Coniston Water at the other. However it fell victim to road competition in the late 1950s, passenger services being withdrawn from 6 October 1958,[4] and the line closing completely in 1962. The coast line remains in operation though, with the passenger trains supplemented by a number of freight services running to and from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield, operated by Direct Rail Services.
The station, as photographed in August 1951.
Though the platform buildings have mostly been demolished, the timber signal box and attached waiting shelter is still in use. The old water tower and main building on the opposite side of the southbound line also still stand.[5]
Facilitiesedit
The station is unstaffed, but has now been equipped with a ticket vending machine to allow travellers to purchase tickets prior to joining the train.[6] Train running details are available by telephone, digital information displays and timetable posters; the National Rail website also states that public wi-fi access is available there. Step-free access to the platform is via a foot level crossing by the signal box.[7]
There is an approximately hourly service in each direction from the station on Monday to Saturdays – southwards to Barrow-in-Furness and northwards to Millom. Most northbound ones run through to and from Whitehaven and Carlisle though one runs as far as Sellafield. A few trains continue beyond Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster or to Preston.
A Sunday service was introduced at the May 2018 timetable change - the first for more than forty years.[8]
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For the heritage railway in Staffordshire see Foxfield Railway Foxfield is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line which runs between Carlisle and Barrow in Furness The station situated 11 1 2 miles 19 km north of Barrow in Furness serves the villages of Broughton in Furness and Foxfield in Cumbria It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains FoxfieldGeneral informationLocationFoxfield South LakelandEnglandCoordinates54 15 31 N 3 12 58 W 54 2587172 N 3 2161134 W 54 2587172 3 2161134Grid referenceSD208854Owned byNetwork RailManaged byNorthern TrainsPlatforms2Tracks2Other informationStation codeFOXClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyFurness RailwayPre groupingFurness RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish Rail London Midland Region Key dates1 August 1848Opened as Foxfield Junction1 September 1957Renamed FoxfieldPassengers2018 1922 4022019 2025 9762020 214 7582021 2212 4702022 2313 322LocationFoxfieldLocation in South Lakeland CumbriaShow map of the former South Lakeland districtFoxfieldLocation in Cumbria EnglandShow map of CumbriaNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Services 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory editThe station dates from 1848 when the Furness Railway extended its line from Barrow in Furness to Kirkby in Furness to nearby Broughton in Furness with the intention of serving local copper mines It was opened on 1 August 1848 and consisted of an island platform Two years later the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway completed its line down the coast from Whitehaven to join the Furness Railway from Barrow in Furness making Foxfield a junction of some importance in the process The line from Broughton was extended further northwards to Coniston by the Coniston Railway Company on 18 June 1859 1 although it was not long before the Furness took it over along with the W amp FJR both companies having been absorbed by the FR by 1865 2 In 1879 an enlarged station was built designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin and built by the Barrow contractor William Ormandy The island platform was widened to 29 feet 9 m and a new canopy for passengers was provided 3 For much of its life the Coniston line was well used by locals and visitors alike with the branch passenger service connecting with main line trains at one end of the route and with steamer services on Coniston Water at the other However it fell victim to road competition in the late 1950s passenger services being withdrawn from 6 October 1958 4 and the line closing completely in 1962 The coast line remains in operation though with the passenger trains supplemented by a number of freight services running to and from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield operated by Direct Rail Services nbsp The station as photographed in August 1951 Though the platform buildings have mostly been demolished the timber signal box and attached waiting shelter is still in use The old water tower and main building on the opposite side of the southbound line also still stand 5 Facilities editThe station is unstaffed but has now been equipped with a ticket vending machine to allow travellers to purchase tickets prior to joining the train 6 Train running details are available by telephone digital information displays and timetable posters the National Rail website also states that public wi fi access is available there Step free access to the platform is via a foot level crossing by the signal box 7 Services editNorthern TrainsRoute 6 vte Cumbrian Coast Furness amp Windermere lines nbsp Carlisle nbsp Dalston nbsp Wigton nbsp Aspatria nbsp Maryport nbsp Flimby nbsp Workington nbsp Harrington nbsp Parton nbsp Whitehaven nbsp Corkickle nbsp St Bees nbsp Nethertown nbsp Braystones nbsp Sellafield nbsp Seascale nbsp Drigg nbsp Ravenglass for Eskdale nbsp nbsp Bootle nbsp Silecroft nbsp Millom nbsp Green Road nbsp Foxfield nbsp Kirkby in Furness nbsp Askam nbsp Barrow in Furness nbsp Roose nbsp Dalton nbsp Ulverston nbsp Cark amp Cartmel nbsp Kents Bank nbsp Grange over Sands nbsp Arnside nbsp Silverdale nbsp Carnforth nbsp nbsp Windermere nbsp nbsp Staveley nbsp nbsp Burneside nbsp nbsp Kendal nbsp nbsp Oxenholme Lake District nbsp nbsp nbsp Lancaster nbsp Preston nbsp Chorley nbsp Bolton nbsp Deansgate nbsp nbsp Manchester Oxford Road nbsp Manchester Piccadilly nbsp nbsp Manchester Airport nbsp nbsp Braystones amp Nethertownare request stops There is an approximately hourly service in each direction from the station on Monday to Saturdays southwards to Barrow in Furness and northwards to Millom Most northbound ones run through to and from Whitehaven and Carlisle though one runs as far as Sellafield A few trains continue beyond Barrow in Furness to Lancaster or to Preston A Sunday service was introduced at the May 2018 timetable change the first for more than forty years 8 References edit Marshall 1981 p 111 The Furness Railway Archived 15 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Furness Railway Trust website article Retrieved 18 February 2010 Andrews amp Holme 2005 p 14 Marshall 1981 p 112 Foxfield railway station Thompson Nigel geograph org Retrieved 1 December 2016 Fares 2019 Cumbrian Coast Rail Users Group news article Retrieved 8 November 2019 Foxfield station facilities National Rail Enquiries Retrieved 1 December 2016 Table 100 National Rail timetable December 2019Sources editAndrews Michael Holme Geoff 2005 The Coniston Railway Pinner Cumbrian Railways Association ISBN 0 9540232 3 4 Marshall J 1981 Forgotten Railways North West England Newton Abbott David amp Charles ISBN 0 7153 8003 6External links edit nbsp Cumbria portal nbsp Media related to Foxfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons Train times and station information for Foxfield railway station from National Rail Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station Green Road Northern TrainsCumbrian Coast line Kirkby in Furness Historical railways Broughton in Furness Coniston Railway Terminus Terminus Furness Railway Kirkby in Furness Green Road Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Terminus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foxfield railway station amp oldid 1194975855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
