Middleton-on-Lune railway station was located in Westmorland, England, (now in 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.Butt, Page 159
History The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to .Western (1990), pp.17–22 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.Western (1990), pp.68–69 The main station building survives as a private dwelling.
References Notes
Sources Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. . Western, Robert (1990). The Ingleton Branch. Oxford : Oakwood Press.
External links The Lune Valley Railway Old Cumbrian Gazetteer